Setting up Redis Backplane

By the end of this chapter, we'll have learned how to use Redis to build a distributed SignalR Hub that can support as many client connections as needed.

First, let's look at how we can set up Redis backplane.

There are two primary ways of scaling out the SignalR Hub:

• Azure SignalR Service

• Redis backplane

Azure SignalR Service is a fully managed service that makes it easy to add real-time communication functionality to your application.. It’s not suitable for all scenarios, as we will require an Azure subscription and our hub ...