UDP

UDP destination plugin

This plugin provides a lightweight and efficient mechanism for transmitting your data, making it ideal for scenarios where low latency and high throughput are critical. By using the UDP destination plugin, you can configure your Calyptia Core pipeline to send your data to a remote UDP endpoint, allowing you to integrate your telemetry data with other systems or services for various purposes. Whether you need to store, analyze, or use your data for other purposes, the UDP destination plugin provides a flexible and reliable solution for transmitting your telemetry data over the network.

Configuration parameters

The Amazon CloudWatch Logs and Metrics destination plugin provides these configuration parameters.

General

KeyDescription

Host

IP address or hostname of the target service.

Port

TCP port of the target service.

Format

Set the format: json or none.

Advanced

KeyDescription

JSON Date Format

Specify the format of the date. Supported formats are double, epoch, iso8601 (for example, 2018-05-30T09:39:52.000681Z) and java_sql_timestamp (for example, 2018-05-30 09:39:52.000681).

JSON Date Key

Specify the name of the time key in the output record. To disable the time key, set the value to false.

Raw Message Key

Specify the key which contains the message to send in raw format. For example, log key.

Security and TLS

KeyDescription

TLS

Enable or disable TLS/SSL support.

TLS Certificate Validation

Turn TLS/SSL certificate validation on or off. TLS must be on for this setting to be enabled.

TLS Debug Level

Set TLS debug verbosity level. Accepts these values: 0 (No debug), 1 (Error), 2 (State change), 3 (Informational), 4 (Verbose).

CA Certificate File Path

Absolute path to CA certificate file.

Certificate File Path

Absolute path to certificate file.

Private key File Path

Absolute path to private key file.

Private Key Path Password

Optional password for tls.key_file file.

TLS SNI Hostname Extension

Hostname to be used for TLS SNI extension.

Advanced networking

KeyDescription

DNS Mode

Select the primary DNS connection type (TCP or UDP).

DNS Resolver

Select the primary DNS connection type (TCP or UDP).

Prefer IPv4

Prioritize IPv4 DNS results when trying to establish a connection.

Keepalive

Enable or disable Keepalive support.

Keepalive Idle Timeout

Set maximum time allowed for an idle Keepalive connection.

Max Connect Timeout

Set maximum time allowed to establish a connection, this time includes the TLS handshake.

Max Connect Timeout Log Error

On connection timeout, specify if it should log an error. When disabled, the timeout is logged as a debug message

Max Keepalive Recycle

Set maximum number of times a keepalive connection can be used before it is retired.

Source Address

Specify network address to bind for data traffic.

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