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title: "SignalR Guidance | Microsoft Docs"
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SignalR Guidance
====================
- [Getting Started](getting-started/index.md)

    - [Introduction to SignalR](getting-started/introduction-to-signalr.md)
    - [Supported Platforms](getting-started/supported-platforms.md)
    - [Tutorial: Getting Started with SignalR 2](getting-started/tutorial-getting-started-with-signalr.md)
    - [Tutorial: Getting Started with SignalR 2 and MVC 5](getting-started/tutorial-getting-started-with-signalr-and-mvc.md)
    - [Tutorial: High-Frequency Realtime with SignalR 2](getting-started/tutorial-high-frequency-realtime-with-signalr.md)
    - [Tutorial: Server Broadcast with SignalR 2](getting-started/tutorial-server-broadcast-with-signalr.md)
    - [Hands On Lab: Real-Time Web Applications with SignalR](getting-started/real-time-web-applications-with-signalr.md)
- [Guide to the API](guide-to-the-api/index.md)

    - [Hubs API Guide - Server (C#)](guide-to-the-api/hubs-api-guide-server.md)
    - [Hubs API Guide - JavaScript Client](guide-to-the-api/hubs-api-guide-javascript-client.md)
    - [Hubs API Guide - .NET Client (C#)](guide-to-the-api/hubs-api-guide-net-client.md)
    - [Understanding and Handling Connection Lifetime Events in SignalR](guide-to-the-api/handling-connection-lifetime-events.md)
    - [Working with Groups in SignalR](guide-to-the-api/working-with-groups.md)
    - [Mapping SignalR Users to Connections](guide-to-the-api/mapping-users-to-connections.md)
- [Testing and Debugging](testing-and-debugging/index.md)

    - [SignalR Troubleshooting](testing-and-debugging/troubleshooting.md)
    - [Unit Testing SignalR Applications](testing-and-debugging/unit-testing-signalr-applications.md)
    - [Enabling SignalR Tracing](testing-and-debugging/enabling-signalr-tracing.md)
- [Security](security/index.md)

    - [Introduction to SignalR Security](security/introduction-to-security.md)
    - [Authentication and Authorization for SignalR Hubs](security/hub-authorization.md)
    - [Authentication and Authorization for SignalR Persistent Connections](security/persistent-connection-authorization.md)
- [Performance](performance/index.md)

    - [SignalR Performance](performance/signalr-performance.md)
    - [Introduction to Scaleout in SignalR](performance/scaleout-in-signalr.md)
    - [SignalR Scaleout with Azure Service Bus](performance/scaleout-with-windows-azure-service-bus.md)
    - [SignalR Scaleout with Redis](performance/scaleout-with-redis.md)
    - [SignalR Scaleout with SQL Server](performance/scaleout-with-sql-server.md)
    - [SignalR Connection Density Testing with Crank](performance/signalr-connection-density-testing-with-crank.md)
    - [Using SignalR Performance Counters in an Azure Web Role](performance/using-signalr-performance-counters-in-an-azure-web-role.md)
- [Deployment and Hosting](deployment/index.md)

    - [Tutorial: SignalR Self-Host](deployment/tutorial-signalr-self-host.md)
    - [Using SignalR with Web Apps in Azure App Service](deployment/using-signalr-with-azure-web-sites.md)
- [Advanced](advanced/index.md)

    - [Dependency Injection in SignalR](advanced/dependency-injection.md)
- [Releases](releases/index.md)

    - [Upgrading SignalR 1.x Projects to version 2](releases/upgrading-signalr-1x-projects-to-20.md)
- [Older Versions](older-versions/index.md)

    - [Tutorial: Getting Started with SignalR 1.x](older-versions/tutorial-getting-started-with-signalr.md)
    - [Tutorial: Getting Started with SignalR 1.x and MVC 4](older-versions/tutorial-getting-started-with-signalr-and-mvc-4.md)
    - [High-Frequency Realtime with SignalR 1.x](older-versions/tutorial-high-frequency-realtime-with-signalr.md)
    - [Tutorial: Server Broadcast with ASP.NET SignalR 1.x](older-versions/tutorial-server-broadcast-with-aspnet-signalr.md)
    - [Hubs API Guide - Server](older-versions/signalr-1x-hubs-api-guide-server.md)
    - [SignalR 1.x Hubs API Guide - JavaScript Client](older-versions/signalr-1x-hubs-api-guide-javascript-client.md)
    - [Hubs API Guide - .NET Client](older-versions/signalr-1x-hubs-api-guide-net-client.md)
    - [Understanding and Handling Connection Lifetime Events in SignalR](older-versions/handling-connection-lifetime-events.md)
    - [Working with Groups in SignalR 1.x](older-versions/working-with-groups.md)
    - [Mapping SignalR Users to Connections in SignalR 1.x](older-versions/mapping-users-to-connections.md)
    - [Introduction to SignalR Security (SignalR 1.x)](older-versions/introduction-to-security.md)
    - [Authentication and Authorization for SignalR Hubs (SignalR 1.x)](older-versions/hub-authorization.md)
    - [Authentication and Authorization for SignalR Persistent Connections (SignalR 1.x)](older-versions/persistent-connection-authorization.md)
    - [SignalR Performance (SignalR 1.x)](older-versions/signalr-performance.md)
    - [Introduction to Scaleout in SignalR 1.x](older-versions/scaleout-in-signalr.md)
    - [SignalR Scaleout with Azure Service Bus (SignalR 1.x)](older-versions/scaleout-with-windows-azure-service-bus.md)
    - [SignalR Scaleout with Redis (SignalR 1.x)](older-versions/scaleout-with-redis.md)
    - [SignalR Scaleout with SQL Server (SignalR 1.x)](older-versions/scaleout-with-sql-server.md)
    - [SignalR Troubleshooting (SignalR 1.x)](older-versions/troubleshooting.md)
    - [Dependency Injection in SignalR 1.x](older-versions/dependency-injection.md)