Download this exclusive chapter from Xamarin.Forms Projects, by Daniel Hindrikes and Johan Karlsson, and learn how to build a chat app with real-time communication. To do this, you need a backend. Create a backend that can scale up to handle a large number of users but also scale down when the number of users is reduced. To build that backend, use a serverless architecture based on services in Microsoft Azure.

The following topics will be covered in this chapter:

• Creating a SignalR service in Microsoft Azure
• Using Azure functions as an API
• Scheduling jobs with Azure functions
• Using blob storage to store photos
• Using Azure Cognitive Services to scan photos for adult content

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