diff --git a/receivers/appMetricReceiver.go b/receivers/appMetricReceiver.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..deeef24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/receivers/appMetricReceiver.go
@@ -0,0 +1,164 @@
+package receivers
+
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"net"
+	"os"
+	"sync"
+
+	cclog "github.com/ClusterCockpit/cc-metric-collector/pkg/ccLogger"
+	lp "github.com/ClusterCockpit/cc-metric-collector/pkg/ccMetric"
+	influx "github.com/influxdata/line-protocol"
+)
+
+// SampleReceiver configuration: receiver type, listen address, port
+type AppMetricReceiverConfig struct {
+	Type       string `json:"type"`
+	SocketFile string `json:"socket_file"`
+}
+
+type AppMetricReceiver struct {
+	receiver
+	config AppMetricReceiverConfig
+
+	// Storage for static information
+	meta map[string]string
+	// Use in case of own go routine
+	done chan bool
+	wg   sync.WaitGroup
+	// Influx stuff
+	handler *influx.MetricHandler
+	parser  *influx.Parser
+	// WaitGroup for individual connections
+	connWg   sync.WaitGroup
+	listener net.Listener
+}
+
+func (r *AppMetricReceiver) newConnection(conn net.Conn) {
+	//defer conn.Close()
+	//defer wg.Done()
+
+	buffer, err := bufio.NewReader(conn).ReadBytes('\n')
+	if err != nil {
+		conn.Close()
+		return
+	}
+
+	metrics, err := r.parser.Parse(buffer)
+	if err != nil {
+		cclog.ComponentError(r.name, "failed to parse received metrics")
+		return
+	}
+	for _, m := range metrics {
+		y := lp.FromInfluxMetric(m)
+		for k, v := range r.meta {
+			y.AddMeta(k, v)
+		}
+		if r.sink != nil {
+			r.sink <- y
+		}
+	}
+
+	r.newConnection(conn)
+
+}
+
+func (r *AppMetricReceiver) newAccepter(listenSocket net.Listener) {
+accept_loop:
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-r.done:
+			break accept_loop
+		default:
+			conn, err := listenSocket.Accept()
+			if err == nil {
+				r.connWg.Add(1)
+				go func() {
+					r.newConnection(conn)
+					r.connWg.Done()
+				}()
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	r.wg.Done()
+}
+
+// Implement functions required for Receiver interface
+// Start(), Close()
+// See: metricReceiver.go
+
+func (r *AppMetricReceiver) Start() {
+	var err error = nil
+	cclog.ComponentDebug(r.name, "START")
+
+	r.listener, err = net.Listen("unix", r.config.SocketFile)
+	if err != nil {
+		cclog.ComponentError(r.name, "failed to listen at socket", r.config.SocketFile)
+	}
+	if _, err := os.Stat(r.config.SocketFile); err != nil {
+		cclog.ComponentError(r.name, "failed to create socket", r.config.SocketFile)
+	}
+
+	r.done = make(chan bool)
+	r.wg.Add(1)
+	go r.newAccepter(r.listener)
+
+}
+
+// Close receiver: close network connection, close files, close libraries, ...
+func (r *AppMetricReceiver) Close() {
+	cclog.ComponentDebug(r.name, "CLOSE")
+
+	if _, err := os.Stat(r.config.SocketFile); err == nil {
+		if err := os.RemoveAll(r.config.SocketFile); err != nil {
+			cclog.ComponentError(r.name, "Failed to remove UNIX socket", r.config.SocketFile)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// in case of own go routine, send the signal and wait
+	r.listener.Close()
+	r.done <- true
+	close(r.done)
+	r.connWg.Wait()
+	r.wg.Wait()
+}
+
+// New function to create a new instance of the receiver
+// Initialize the receiver by giving it a name and reading in the config JSON
+func NewAppMetricReceiver(name string, config json.RawMessage) (Receiver, error) {
+	r := new(AppMetricReceiver)
+
+	// Set name of SampleReceiver
+	// The name should be chosen in such a way that different instances of SampleReceiver can be distinguished
+	r.name = fmt.Sprintf("AppMetricReceiver(%s)", name)
+
+	// Set static information
+	r.meta = map[string]string{"source": r.name}
+
+	// Set defaults in r.config
+	// Allow overwriting these defaults by reading config JSON
+	r.config.SocketFile = "/tmp/cc.sock"
+
+	// Read the sample receiver specific JSON config
+	if len(config) > 0 {
+		err := json.Unmarshal(config, &r.config)
+		if err != nil {
+			cclog.ComponentError(r.name, "Error reading config:", err.Error())
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
+	if len(r.config.SocketFile) == 0 {
+		cclog.ComponentError(r.name, "Invalid socket_file setting:", r.config.SocketFile)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid socket_file setting: %s", r.config.SocketFile)
+	}
+
+	// Check that all required fields in the configuration are set
+	// Use 'if len(r.config.Option) > 0' for strings
+	r.handler = influx.NewMetricHandler()
+	r.parser = influx.NewParser(r.handler)
+	r.parser.SetTimeFunc(DefaultTime)
+
+	return r, nil
+}
diff --git a/receivers/appMetricReceiver.md b/receivers/appMetricReceiver.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..88940af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/receivers/appMetricReceiver.md
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+## `appmetrics` receiver
+
+The `appmetrics` receiver can be used to submit metrics from an application into the monitoring system. It listens for incoming connections on a UNIX socket.
+
+### Configuration structure
+
+```json
+{
+  "<name>": {
+    "type": "appmetrics",
+    "socket_file" : "/tmp/cc.sock",
+  }
+}
+```
+
+- `type`: makes the receiver a `appmetrics` receiver
+- `socket_file`: Listen UNIX socket
+
+### Inputs from applications
+
+Applcations can connect to the `appmetrics` socket and provide metric in the [InfluxDB line protocol](https://github.com/influxdata/line-protocol). It is currently not possible to submit meta information as the Influx line protocol does not know them.
+
+
diff --git a/receivers/receiveManager.go b/receivers/receiveManager.go
index 31853fe..71fc18e 100644
--- a/receivers/receiveManager.go
+++ b/receivers/receiveManager.go
@@ -11,9 +11,10 @@ import (
 )
 
 var AvailableReceivers = map[string]func(name string, config json.RawMessage) (Receiver, error){
-	"ipmi":    NewIPMIReceiver,
-	"nats":    NewNatsReceiver,
-	"redfish": NewRedfishReceiver,
+	"ipmi":       NewIPMIReceiver,
+	"nats":       NewNatsReceiver,
+	"redfish":    NewRedfishReceiver,
+	"appmetrics": NewAppMetricReceiver,
 }
 
 type receiveManager struct {