TCP Client¶

AIS-catcher -P host port [setting value] ...

To send raw NMEA as a TCP Client connecting to a listener:

AIS-catcher -P 192.168.1.235 4002

In this case, AIS-catcher acts as a TCP client and connects to the remote listener at 192.168.1.239 port 4002.

Summary Settings¶

Key	Type	Default	Description
HOST	string	-	Target TCP server host
PORT	string	-	Target TCP server port
KEEP_ALIVE	boolean	false	Enable TCP keep-alive
PERSIST	boolean	true	Keep trying to reconnect when connection fails
JSON	boolean	false	Enable JSON output format
UUID	string	-	Unique identifier (must be valid UUID)