Sails is a Node framework inspired by Rails, but is probably a bit less mature. Between Sails, Django, Rails, Phoenix and others, each ecosystem basically has its version of this kind of framework.
I feel like Rails, being about the most mature, would probably lead to fewer hiccups, but it really depends.
Firebase strikes me as possibly unnecessary compared to the more "standard" postgres, but that might just be me being out of touch with what the cool kids are doing these days.
The stack you chose seems perfectly suited. I'd suggest trying to scope down the project's features. That's probably where your biggest wins will come from. No stack is universally "easier" than another.
Product Hunt (and dev.to) are Ruby on Rails apps.
Sails is a Node framework inspired by Rails, but is probably a bit less mature. Between Sails, Django, Rails, Phoenix and others, each ecosystem basically has its version of this kind of framework.
I feel like Rails, being about the most mature, would probably lead to fewer hiccups, but it really depends.
Firebase strikes me as possibly unnecessary compared to the more "standard" postgres, but that might just be me being out of touch with what the cool kids are doing these days.
The stack you chose seems perfectly suited. I'd suggest trying to scope down the project's features. That's probably where your biggest wins will come from. No stack is universally "easier" than another.
Thank you doesn't cover it, I will post my progress! I definitely need to scope down for the first iteration.