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TCP Server

AIS-catcher -S port [setting value] ...

You can also set up AIS-catcher as a TCP listener itself for sending NMEA messages, i.e. the program acts as a TCP server where at most 64 clients can connect to and read NMEA lines:

AIS-catcher -S 5011
Use the JSON option or JSON_FULL option to send data packaged in a JSON object for ease of downstream processing.

Summary Settings

Key Type Default Description
PORT integer 5010 Listen port (0-65535)
TIMEOUT integer - Connection timeout
JSON boolean false Enable JSON output format
JSON_FULL boolean false Enable fully decoded JSON output