This post will provide you with a basic tutorial for utilizing SignalR with custom DotNetNuke Modules. If you want to bypass the blog post go check out the source on GitHub, you can Fork my Repository. The module created here will be very simple, if you want a full blown module with more features be sure to check out the open source DotNetNuke Module SignalRChat, and see it in action at http://dnnCHAT.com/

SignalR is an ASP.NET library for using websockets and long polling in your applications. Basically what this means, is that you can have your web pages (or apps) maintain an open connection with a webserver, passing data back and forth, without having to do standard posts and gets for the content and functions. SignalR is a free library that you can get from www.signalr.net and you can DL from nuget.org right into your Visual Studio projects.

Just because I don’t work for DotNetNuke anymore, doesn’t mean I am done with this fabulous platform. For my new gig at ClubReady (, I started this past Monday) I am not doing DotNetNuke related work, but I am still working on the web. I was doing some research and testing with SignalR, if you want to find out what it is, click on the link there and check it out. In short, it allows for webpages and apps to have an open pipe between the client and the server, allowing you to send information back and forth with ease.