startup.cs

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.JwtBearer;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Builder;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;
using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;

namespace Practical.AspNetCore.SignalR
{
    public class Startup
    {
        // This method gets called by the runtime. Use this method to add services to the container.
        // For more information on how to configure your application, visit https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=398940
        public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services)
        {
            services.AddMvc();

            /*
            services.AddSignalR().AddRedis(options =>
            {
                options.Configuration.ClientName = "SignalR";
            });
             */
            services.AddSignalR().AddAzureSignalR();
        }

        // This method gets called by the runtime. Use this method to configure the HTTP request pipeline.
        public void Configure(IApplicationBuilder app, IHostingEnvironment env)
        {
            if (env.IsDevelopment())
            {
                app.UseDeveloperExceptionPage();
            }

            app.UseStaticFiles();
            
            /*
            app.UseSignalR(config => {
                config.MapHub<MessageHub>("/messages");
            });
            */
            app.UseAzureSignalR(config => {
                config.MapHub<MessageHub>("/messages"); 
            });
            app.UseMvc();
        }
    }
}