title: Implementing Firebase Cloud Messaging on Web server
body: <p>I have a server running a website. I need this server to be able to administer (only downstream) notifications to three separate device groups, Android, iOS, and a client-side web app.</p>
  
  <p>I am trying to use firebase cloud messaging.
  With FCM, I plan on using the http protocol to send json messages.</p>
  
  <p>Aside from this, I am pretty confused about where to go. I know that GCM tutorials should pretty much be exactly the same as FCM tutorials, but I am having trouble finding a tutorial to figure out what I need to be doing, as each tutorial seems to mix up the server and client side applications together, which is confusing me. </p>
  
  <p>I have been through </p>
  
  <p><a href="https://firebase.google.com/docs/cloud-messaging/server#choose" rel="nofollow">https://firebase.google.com/docs/cloud-messaging/server#choose</a>  </p>
  
  <p>pretty thoroughly but it seems to gloss over some requisite knowledge that I don't have yet. Can anyone suggest a good starting place on how to implement FCM in the manner I am looking for? I am overall very new to web dev, less than 2 months, (using node, mongo, and scss) and feel a bit overwhelmed on how to get started on FCM. </p>
  
  <p>I appreciate any feedback you guys can offer. </p>