Getting the project ready

Our project will have a server component to it; the server component will also be hosting the web client that we will be using.

  1. Start by creating a new project in Visual Studio:
    Getting the project ready
  2. Select the regular empty ASP.NET Web Application project template situated under Visual C# | Web. Give it a name: SignalRChat. Make sure Add Application Insights to Project is unchecked. Then, click on OK:
    Getting the project ready
  3. Select the Empty template and make sure Host in the cloud is left unchecked. Then, click on OK:

Setting up the packages

Now, we will need some packages ...

Get SignalR - Real-time Application Development - Second Edition now with the O’Reilly learning platform.

O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.