sample.conf

# 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"
  # address = "vsock://cid:port"

  ## Optional TLS Config
  # tls_ca = "/etc/telegraf/ca.pem"
  # tls_cert = "/etc/telegraf/cert.pem"
  # tls_key = "/etc/telegraf/key.pem"
  ## Use TLS but skip chain & host verification
  # insecure_skip_verify = false

  ## Period between keep alive probes.
  ## Only applies to TCP sockets.
  ## 0 disables keep alive probes.
  ## Defaults to the OS configuration.
  # keep_alive_period = "5m"

  ## Content encoding for message payloads, can be set to "gzip" or to
  ## "identity" to apply no encoding.
  ##
  # content_encoding = "identity"

  ## Data format to generate.
  ## Each data format has its own unique set of configuration options, read
  ## more about them here:
  ## https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/master/docs/DATA_FORMATS_OUTPUT.md
  # data_format = "influx"