From Zero to Hero: SignalR in .NET

Enable enterprise-grade real-time communication for your web apps with SignalR

About This Course

SignalR is a powerful library for ASP.NET Core that enables real-time, bidirectional communication between server and client applications. It abstracts away the complexity of WebSockets, Server-Sent Events, and Long Polling, automatically selecting the best transport method available while providing a simple, consistent API for developers. Real-time features have become essential for modern web applications, from live chat and notifications to collaborative editing and live dashboards. SignalR makes implementing these features in .NET straightforward and production-ready, with built-in support for scaling, security, and multiple client platforms. Companies like Microsoft Teams, Stack Overflow, and countless enterprise applications rely on SignalR to power their real-time features. In this comprehensive 8-hour course, instructor Nick Proud will take you from your first SignalR connection to building enterprise-grade, scalable real-time applications with authentication, streaming, and production deployment strategies.

Course Curriculum

8h 8m 13 sections

Welcome

00:52 Free preview

What will you learn in this course?

01:33 Free preview

Who is the course for and prerequisites

01:16 Free preview

Installing SignalR

08:27

First Hub and Clients

12:09

Sending and Receiving Basic Messages

11:59

Project - Hello SignalR!

19:38

The Connection Lifecycle

05:15

Managing Connection Ids

05:54

Strongly Typed Hubs

04:40

Groups

14:20

Messaging Options - Broadcast to all, others etc

08:44

Managing and Persisting Connection State

11:32

Project - Team Rooms (Group-based Chat)

39:44

Transports

16:38

Protocols

11:18

Implementing Custom Protocols

13:55

Server to Client Streaming

11:18

Client to Server Streaming

07:33

Streaming Binary Data

24:39

Project - Stock Ticker

16:03

Authenticating Connecting with JWTs and Claims

51:51

Securing Hubs and Methods with Policies

13:08

Role-based Access

11:33

Officially Supported Platforms

02:47

.NET Client

08:11

Java Client

05:36

Typescript Client

06:16

Python Client

03:56

Backplanes

06:22

Redis Backplane

11:33

Azure SignalR Service

06:32

Configuring ASP.NET Core Logging

05:14

Handling Failures and Intermittent Issues

24:08

Debugging Connection Issues

05:44

Client-Side Debugging

04:04

Unit and Integration Testing

16:48

Rate Limiting

08:00

Loading Testing SignalR Apps

12:19

Anti-Patterns and Best Practices

08:37

Native AOT

11:05

Polymorphic Hub Methods

06:30

Activity Tracing

05:02

Conclusion

05:09

Course Details

Level From Zero to Hero

Duration

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Meet Your Instructor

Nick Proud

Nick Proud

Based in the north of the UK where he lives with his wife and daughter, he creates educational YouTube videos on C# and .NET. He is also currently the CTO at NexBotix, an intelligent automation firm delivering software that enhances business processes.

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