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Azure SignalR Service Skill

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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 configuring SignalR modes, upstreams, private endpo...

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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.

How to Use This Skill

IMPORTANT for Agent: Use the Category Index below to locate relevant sections. For categories with line ranges (e.g., L35-L120), use read_file with the specified lines. For categories with file links (e.g., [security.md](security.md)), use read_file on the linked reference file

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This skill requires network access to fetch documentation content:

  • Preferred: Use mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch with query string from=learn-agent-skill. Returns Markdown.
  • Fallback: Use fetch_webpage with query string from=learn-agent-skill&accept=text/​markdown. Returns Markdown.

Category Index

CategoryLinesDescription
TroubleshootingL37-L45Diagnosing and fixing SignalR issues: connectivity and message delivery problems, live trace and Azure Monitor logs, common error patterns, and best practices for reliable operation.
Best PracticesL46-L51Guidance on safely shutting down SignalR app servers and managing client lifecycle events, including detecting, handling, and recovering from client disconnects and reconnects.
Decision MakingL52-L56Guidance on choosing the right SignalR Service mode (Default/​Serverless/​Classic) and configuring availability zones/​zone redundancy for high availability and resilience.
Architecture & Design PatternsL57-L63Patterns for scaling and sharding SignalR, designing resilient multi-region topologies, and architecting high-availability, high-throughput ASP.NET Core SignalR apps with Azure SignalR.
Limits & QuotasL64-L70Message/​connection billing rules, capacity planning, throughput limits, and how to scale Azure SignalR instances within quota and performance constraints.
SecurityL71-L92Securing Azure SignalR: auth with Entra ID/​managed identities, keys and rotation, network/​private endpoints/​NSGs, WAF, Key Vault access, RBAC, cross-tenant, and Azure Policy compliance.
ConfigurationL93-L104Configuring SignalR apps: connection strings, upstream endpoints, custom domains, monitoring/​metrics, negotiation endpoints, Functions bindings, and using the local emulator.
Integrations & Coding PatternsL105-L120Patterns and APIs for integrating SignalR with servers and gateways: SDK usage, client management, REST data-plane versions, and wiring events through Event Grid, API Management, and Application Gateway.
DeploymentL121-L131Deploying and managing Azure SignalR via CLI, ARM/​Bicep templates, autoscale setup, regional moves, and end-to-end web app deployment (incl. GitHub auth)

Troubleshooting

Best Practices

TopicURL
Gracefully shut down Azure SignalR app servershttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/server-graceful-shutdown
Handle client disconnections and reconnections in Azure SignalRhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/signalr-concept-client-disconnections

Decision Making

TopicURL
Choose the right Azure SignalR Service modehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/concept-service-mode

Architecture & Design Patterns

Limits & Quotas

TopicURL
Understand message and connection counting for SignalR billinghttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/signalr-concept-messages-and-connections
Plan Azure SignalR performance and capacityhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/signalr-concept-performance
Scale Azure SignalR instances and understand scaling constraintshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/signalr-howto-scale-signalr

Security

TopicURL
Disable access key auth and enforce Entra ID for SignalRhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/howto-disable-local-auth
Configure network access control for Azure SignalRhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/howto-network-access-control
Secure Azure SignalR with private endpointshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/howto-private-endpoints
Use Azure SignalR service tags in NSGshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/howto-service-tags
Secure SignalR outbound traffic via shared private endpointshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/howto-shared-private-endpoints
Access Key Vault privately from Azure SignalRhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/howto-shared-private-endpoints-key-vault
Use managed identities with Azure SignalR Servicehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/howto-use-managed-identity
Built-in Azure Policy definitions for Azure SignalRhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/policy-reference
Apply Azure Policy regulatory compliance controls to SignalRhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/security-controls-policy
Implement custom authentication for Azure SignalR clientshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/signalr-concept-authenticate-oauth
Authorize Azure SignalR access with Microsoft Entra ID RBAChttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/signalr-concept-authorize-azure-active-directory
Authorize Azure SignalR with Microsoft Entra applicationshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/signalr-howto-authorize-application
Configure cross-tenant authorization for Azure SignalRhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/signalr-howto-authorize-cross-tenant
Authorize Azure SignalR with managed identitieshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/signalr-howto-authorize-managed-identity
Enforce Azure SignalR compliance with Azure Policyhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/signalr-howto-azure-policy
Configure Azure SignalR Application Firewall ruleshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/signalr-howto-configure-application-firewall
Rotate Azure SignalR access keys securelyhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/signalr-howto-key-rotation
Authenticate Azure SignalR clients with Azure Functions bindingshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/signalr-tutorial-authenticate-azure-functions

Configuration

TopicURL
Configure Azure SignalR Service connection strings in appshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/concept-connection-string
Configure upstream endpoints and protocols in Azure SignalRhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/concept-upstream
Configure custom domains for Azure SignalR Servicehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/howto-custom-domain
Configure monitoring for Azure SignalR with Azure Monitorhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/monitor-signalr
Reference for Azure SignalR monitoring metrics and logshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/monitor-signalr-reference
Customize client negotiation endpoints in Azure SignalRhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/signalr-concept-client-negotiation
Develop and configure Azure Functions apps with SignalR bindingshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/signalr-concept-serverless-development-config
Use Azure SignalR Local Emulator for serverless developmenthttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/signalr-howto-emulator

Integrations & Coding Patterns

TopicURL
Integrate Azure SignalR Service events with Event Gridhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/signalr-concept-event-grid-integration
Integrate Azure SignalR events with Event Gridhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/signalr-howto-event-grid-integration
Use Azure SignalR Service SDK from your app serverhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/signalr-howto-use
Manage Azure SignalR clients using the Management SDKhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/signalr-howto-use-management-sdk
Use Azure SignalR with API Managementhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/signalr-howto-work-with-apim
Use Azure SignalR with Application Gatewayhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/signalr-howto-work-with-app-gateway
Use Azure SignalR REST API for server-to-client messaginghttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/signalr-quickstart-rest-api
Use Azure SignalR data-plane REST APIshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/signalr-reference-data-plane-rest-api
Integrate with Azure SignalR REST API v1https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/swagger/signalr-data-plane-rest-v1
Integrate with Azure SignalR REST API v1-previewhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/swagger/signalr-data-plane-rest-v1-preview
Integrate with Azure SignalR REST API v20220601https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/swagger/signalr-data-plane-rest-v20220601
Integrate with Azure SignalR REST API v20241201https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/swagger/signalr-data-plane-rest-v20241201

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