.NET SignalR

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Some Optimizely apps, such as Live MonitorLive Monitor, use SignalR.

📘 Note If you get errors about SignalR not being set up correctly when you start the Episerver user interface in the JavaScript console, clear the .NET temporary files.

Configure SignalR as follows:

If you use Visual Studio 2012, install .NET Framework 4.5.1 (or later) and the developer pack.

In Visual Studio, do the following steps in a project file such as Alloy.csproj: a. Right-click the project and select Properties. b. Change Target framework to .NET Framework 4.5.1 or later. c. Save the project as a solution, for example, Alloy.sln.

Install the Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR package from NuGet.org, or go to Visual Studio > Tools > NuGet Package Manager > Package Manager Console, and run the command:

Install-Package Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR -Version 2.0.3

Open web.config and add the following lines:

<configuration>
     ...
       <runtime>
         <assemblyBinding xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">
         ...
           <dependentAssembly>
             <assemblyIdentity name="Microsoft.Owin" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" culture="neutral" />
               <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-2.0.999.999" newVersion="2.0.1.0" />
           </dependentAssembly>
           <dependentAssembly>
             <assemblyIdentity name="Microsoft.Owin.Security" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" culture="neutral" />
               <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-2.0.999.999" newVersion="2.0.1.0" />
           </dependentAssembly>
           <dependentAssembly>
             <assemblyIdentity name="Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.Core" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" culture="neutral" />
               <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-2.0.3.0" newVersion="2.0.3.0" />
           </dependentAssembly>
         </assemblyBinding xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">
       </runtime>
     ...
</configuration>

The newVersion is the real version value of running assemblies on the website. For example, 2.0.1.0 for Microsoft.Owin, 2.0.3.0 for Microsoft.AspNet. SignalR.Core might not be running on your website.

Add the following line in web.config under appSettings:

<add key="owin:AutomaticAppStartup" value="false" />

Rebuild the solution and refresh the website. Ensure the website runs as normal.

Restart the website.

Open web.config again, and change the following line under appSettings:

<add key="owin:AutomaticAppStartup" value="false" />

<add key="owin:appStartup" value="EPiServerContentCollaborationOWINStartup" />

This example shows the configuration for Content Collaboration. For LiveMonitor, the startup value is EPiServerLiveMonitorOWINStartup.

OWIN startup and optimizeCompilations

📘 Note The OWIN startup needs a class. To set up a start-up class, see OWIN authenticationOWIN authentication.

If your project previously did not have an OWIN startup class and optimizeCompilations was enabled, but sometimes the new code is not executed, which may result in errors because you did not set up the OWIN functionality. To work around this, temporarily set optimizeCompilations in web.config to false to clear the cache, start the site, and then you can set optimizeCompilations to true again.