# SocketAppender

| Property          | Type    | Requierd | Default | Description                                                                            |
| ----------------- | ------- | -------- | ------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| host              | string  | true     |         | The host to connect to                                                                 |
| port              | string  | true     | ---     | The port to connect to                                                                 |
| timeout           | numeric | false    | 5       | the timeout in seconds. defaults to 5 seconds                                          |
| persistConnection | boolean | false    | true    | Whether to persist the connection or create a new one every log time. Defaults to true |