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

Setting (JSON key / CLI setting name)	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
json_full	boolean	false	Enable fully decoded JSON output
uuid	string	-	Unique identifier (must be valid UUID)