The socket_writer plugin can write to a UDP, TCP, or unix socket.
It can output data in any of the supported output formats.
# Generic socket writer capable of handling multiple socket types.
[[outputs.socket_writer]]
## URL to connect to
# address = "tcp://127.0.0.1:8094"
# address = "tcp://example.com:http"
# address = "tcp4://127.0.0.1:8094"
# address = "tcp6://127.0.0.1:8094"
# address = "tcp6://[2001:db8::1]:8094"
# address = "udp://127.0.0.1:8094"
# address = "udp4://127.0.0.1:8094"
# address = "udp6://127.0.0.1:8094"
# address = "unix:///tmp/telegraf.sock"
# address = "unixgram:///tmp/telegraf.sock"
## Data format to generate.
## Each data format has it's own unique set of configuration options, read
## more about them here:
## https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/master/docs/DATA_FORMATS_INPUT.md
# data_format = "influx"