:plugin: tcp
:type: output

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[id="plugins-{type}s-{plugin}"]

=== Tcp output plugin

include::{include_path}/plugin_header.asciidoc[]

==== Description

Write events over a TCP socket.

Each event json is separated by a newline.

Can either accept connections from clients or connect to a server,
depending on `mode`.

[id="plugins-{type}s-{plugin}-options"]
==== Tcp Output Configuration Options

This plugin supports the following configuration options plus the <<plugins-{type}s-{plugin}-common-options>> described later.

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|=======================================================================
|Setting |Input type|Required
| <<plugins-{type}s-{plugin}-host>> |<<string,string>>|Yes
| <<plugins-{type}s-{plugin}-mode>> |<<string,string>>, one of `["server", "client"]`|No
| <<plugins-{type}s-{plugin}-port>> |<<number,number>>|Yes
| <<plugins-{type}s-{plugin}-reconnect_interval>> |<<number,number>>|No
| <<plugins-{type}s-{plugin}-ssl_cacert>> |a valid filesystem path|No
| <<plugins-{type}s-{plugin}-ssl_cert>> |a valid filesystem path|No
| <<plugins-{type}s-{plugin}-ssl_enable>> |<<boolean,boolean>>|No
| <<plugins-{type}s-{plugin}-ssl_key>> |a valid filesystem path|No
| <<plugins-{type}s-{plugin}-ssl_key_passphrase>> |<<password,password>>|No
| <<plugins-{type}s-{plugin}-ssl_verify>> |<<boolean,boolean>>|No
|=======================================================================

Also see <<plugins-{type}s-{plugin}-common-options>> for a list of options supported by all
output plugins.

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[id="plugins-{type}s-{plugin}-host"]
===== `host` 

  * This is a required setting.
  * Value type is <<string,string>>
  * There is no default value for this setting.

When mode is `server`, the address to listen on.
When mode is `client`, the address to connect to.

[id="plugins-{type}s-{plugin}-message_format"]
===== `message_format`  (DEPRECATED)

  * DEPRECATED WARNING: This configuration item is deprecated and may not be available in future versions.
  * Value type is <<string,string>>
  * There is no default value for this setting.

The format to use when writing events to the file. This value
supports any string and can include `%{name}` and other dynamic
strings.

If this setting is omitted, the full json representation of the
event will be written as a single line.

[id="plugins-{type}s-{plugin}-mode"]
===== `mode` 

  * Value can be any of: `server`, `client`
  * Default value is `"client"`

Mode to operate in. `server` listens for client connections,
`client` connects to a server.

[id="plugins-{type}s-{plugin}-port"]
===== `port` 

  * This is a required setting.
  * Value type is <<number,number>>
  * There is no default value for this setting.

When mode is `server`, the port to listen on.
When mode is `client`, the port to connect to.

[id="plugins-{type}s-{plugin}-reconnect_interval"]
===== `reconnect_interval` 

  * Value type is <<number,number>>
  * Default value is `10`

When connect failed,retry interval in sec.

[id="plugins-{type}s-{plugin}-ssl_cacert"]
===== `ssl_cacert` 

  * Value type is <<path,path>>
  * There is no default value for this setting.

The SSL CA certificate, chainfile or CA path. The system CA path is automatically included.

[id="plugins-{type}s-{plugin}-ssl_cert"]
===== `ssl_cert` 

  * Value type is <<path,path>>
  * There is no default value for this setting.

SSL certificate path

[id="plugins-{type}s-{plugin}-ssl_enable"]
===== `ssl_enable` 

  * Value type is <<boolean,boolean>>
  * Default value is `false`

Enable SSL (must be set for other `ssl_` options to take effect).

[id="plugins-{type}s-{plugin}-ssl_key"]
===== `ssl_key` 

  * Value type is <<path,path>>
  * There is no default value for this setting.

SSL key path

[id="plugins-{type}s-{plugin}-ssl_key_passphrase"]
===== `ssl_key_passphrase` 

  * Value type is <<password,password>>
  * Default value is `nil`

SSL key passphrase

[id="plugins-{type}s-{plugin}-ssl_verify"]
===== `ssl_verify` 

  * Value type is <<boolean,boolean>>
  * Default value is `false`

Verify the identity of the other end of the SSL connection against the CA.
For input, sets the field `sslsubject` to that of the client certificate.



[id="plugins-{type}s-{plugin}-common-options"]
include::{include_path}/{type}.asciidoc[]