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azure-signalr-service

Expert knowledge for Azure SignalR Service development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when choosing SignalR mode, configuring upstreams/custom domains, securing with Entra ID/MI, scaling/sharding, or tracing issues, and other Azure SignalR Service related development tasks. Not for Azure Web PubSub (use azure-web-pubsub), Azure Service Bus (use azure-service-bus), Azure Event Hubs (use azure-event-hubs).

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SKILL.md

Azure SignalR Service Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure SignalR Service. Covers troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. It combines local quick-reference content with remote documentation fetching capabilities.

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Category Index

Category Lines Description
Troubleshooting L37-L45 Diagnosing and fixing SignalR issues using logs and live trace, covering connectivity, message delivery, common errors, and FAQ-style troubleshooting tips.
Best Practices L46-L51 Guidance on safely shutting down SignalR app servers and managing client lifecycle events, including detecting, handling, and recovering from client disconnects and reconnects.
Decision Making L52-L57 Guidance on choosing the right SignalR Service mode (Default/Serverless/Classic) and configuring availability zones/zone redundancy for high availability and resilience.
Architecture & Design Patterns L58-L64 Patterns for scaling and sharding Azure SignalR, designing multi-instance topologies, and building resilient, disaster-ready SignalR deployments for ASP.NET Core apps
Limits & Quotas L65-L71 Message/connection billing rules, capacity planning, throughput limits, and how to scale Azure SignalR instances within quota and performance constraints.
Security L72-L93 Securing Azure SignalR: auth with Entra ID/managed identities, keys and rotation, network/private endpoints/NSGs, WAF, Key Vault, RBAC, cross-tenant access, and Azure Policy compliance.
Configuration L94-L105 Configuring SignalR apps: connection strings, upstream endpoints, custom domains, monitoring/metrics, negotiation endpoints, Functions bindings, and using the local emulator.
Integrations & Coding Patterns L106-L120 Using SignalR from servers and REST, managing clients, integrating with Event Grid, API Management, Application Gateway, and detailed data-plane REST API references
Deployment L121-L131 Deploying and managing Azure SignalR via CLI, ARM/Bicep templates, autoscale setup, regional moves, and end-to-end web app deployment (incl. GitHub auth)

Troubleshooting

Topic URL
Use Azure Monitor resource logs to troubleshoot SignalR https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/signalr-howto-diagnostic-logs
Troubleshoot common Azure SignalR Service issues https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/signalr-howto-troubleshoot-guide
Use the Azure SignalR live trace tool for diagnostics https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/signalr-howto-troubleshoot-live-trace
Troubleshoot SignalR connectivity and message delivery https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/signalr-howto-troubleshoot-method
Azure SignalR Service FAQ and troubleshooting tips https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/signalr-resource-faq

Best Practices

Topic URL
Gracefully shut down Azure SignalR app servers https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/server-graceful-shutdown
Handle client disconnections and reconnections in Azure SignalR https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/signalr-concept-client-disconnections

Decision Making

Topic URL
Use availability zones and zone redundancy for Azure SignalR https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/availability-zones
Choose the right Azure SignalR Service mode https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/concept-service-mode

Architecture & Design Patterns

Topic URL
Design resilient and disaster-ready Azure SignalR deployments https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/signalr-concept-disaster-recovery
Scale ASP.NET Core SignalR apps using Azure SignalR https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/signalr-concept-scale-aspnet-core
Scale Azure SignalR with multiple instances and sharding https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/signalr-howto-scale-multi-instances

Limits & Quotas

Topic URL
Understand message and connection counting for SignalR billing https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/signalr-concept-messages-and-connections
Plan Azure SignalR performance and capacity https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/signalr-concept-performance
Scale Azure SignalR instances and understand scaling constraints https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/signalr-howto-scale-signalr

Security

Topic URL
Disable access key auth and enforce Entra ID for SignalR https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/howto-disable-local-auth
Configure network access control for Azure SignalR https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/howto-network-access-control
Secure Azure SignalR with private endpoints https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/howto-private-endpoints
Use Azure SignalR service tags in NSGs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/howto-service-tags
Secure SignalR outbound traffic via shared private endpoints https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/howto-shared-private-endpoints
Access Key Vault privately from Azure SignalR https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/howto-shared-private-endpoints-key-vault
Use managed identities with Azure SignalR Service https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/howto-use-managed-identity
Built-in Azure Policy definitions for Azure SignalR https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/policy-reference
Apply Azure Policy regulatory compliance controls to SignalR https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/security-controls-policy
Implement custom authentication for Azure SignalR clients https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/signalr-concept-authenticate-oauth
Authorize Azure SignalR access with Microsoft Entra ID RBAC https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/signalr-concept-authorize-azure-active-directory
Authorize Azure SignalR with Microsoft Entra applications https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/signalr-howto-authorize-application
Configure cross-tenant authorization for Azure SignalR https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/signalr-howto-authorize-cross-tenant
Authorize Azure SignalR with managed identities https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/signalr-howto-authorize-managed-identity
Enforce Azure SignalR compliance with Azure Policy https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/signalr-howto-azure-policy
Configure Azure SignalR Application Firewall rules https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/signalr-howto-configure-application-firewall
Rotate Azure SignalR access keys securely https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/signalr-howto-key-rotation
Authenticate Azure SignalR clients with Azure Functions bindings https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/signalr-tutorial-authenticate-azure-functions

Configuration

Topic URL
Configure Azure SignalR Service connection strings in apps https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/concept-connection-string
Configure upstream endpoints and protocols in Azure SignalR https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/concept-upstream
Configure custom domains for Azure SignalR Service https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/howto-custom-domain
Configure monitoring for Azure SignalR with Azure Monitor https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/monitor-signalr
Reference for Azure SignalR monitoring metrics and logs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/monitor-signalr-reference
Customize client negotiation endpoints in Azure SignalR https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/signalr-concept-client-negotiation
Develop and configure Azure Functions apps with SignalR bindings https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/signalr-concept-serverless-development-config
Use Azure SignalR Local Emulator for serverless development https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/signalr-howto-emulator

Integrations & Coding Patterns

Topic URL
Integrate Azure SignalR Service events with Event Grid https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/signalr-concept-event-grid-integration
Integrate Azure SignalR events with Event Grid https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/signalr-howto-event-grid-integration
Use Azure SignalR Service SDK from your app server https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/signalr-howto-use
Manage Azure SignalR clients using the Management SDK https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/signalr-howto-use-management-sdk
Use Azure SignalR with API Management https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/signalr-howto-work-with-apim
Use Azure SignalR with Application Gateway https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/signalr-howto-work-with-app-gateway
Use Azure SignalR Service REST API for broadcasting https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/signalr-quickstart-rest-api
Use Azure SignalR data-plane REST APIs for messaging https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/signalr-reference-data-plane-rest-api
Azure SignalR data-plane REST API reference v1 https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/swagger/signalr-data-plane-rest-v1
Azure SignalR data-plane REST API reference v1-preview https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/swagger/signalr-data-plane-rest-v1-preview
Azure SignalR data-plane REST API reference v20220601 https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/swagger/signalr-data-plane-rest-v20220601

Deployment

Topic URL
Create an Azure SignalR Service via Azure CLI script https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/scripts/signalr-cli-create-service
Provision SignalR Service with App Service using Azure CLI https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/scripts/signalr-cli-create-with-app-service
Deploy SignalR web app with GitHub authentication via CLI https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/scripts/signalr-cli-create-with-app-service-github-oauth
Move Azure SignalR resources across regions with ARM templates https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/signalr-howto-move-across-regions
Configure autoscale for Azure SignalR Premium tier https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/signalr-howto-scale-autoscale
Deploy Azure SignalR Service using ARM templates https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/signalr-quickstart-azure-signalr-service-arm-template
Deploy Azure SignalR Service using Bicep templates https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/signalr-quickstart-azure-signalr-service-bicep
Azure CLI script samples for deploying SignalR Service https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/signalr-reference-cli

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