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# Forward destination plugin

export const entity_0 = "Forward destination plugin"

export const plugin_0 = "Forward destination plugin"

The Forward [destination plugin](/ingest/pipeline/plugins/destination-plugins)
(name: `forward`) lets you configure your telemetry pipeline to send processed
telemetry data to your Forward Services. This plugin supports both TCP and UDP
transport protocols and provides options for configuring data buffering and
batching to optimize network usage.

## Supported telemetry types

The {plugin_0} for Chronosphere Telemetry Pipeline supports these telemetry types:

|                    Logs                    |                   Metrics                  |                   Traces                   |
| :----------------------------------------: | :----------------------------------------: | :----------------------------------------: |
| <Icon icon="circle-check" color="green" /> | <Icon icon="circle-check" color="green" /> | <Icon icon="circle-check" color="green" /> |

## Configuration parameters

Use the parameters in this section to configure the {entity_0}. The
Telemetry Pipeline web interface uses the items in the **Name** column to
describe these parameters. [Pipeline configuration files](/ingest/pipeline/v2/configure/config-files)
use the items in the **Key** column as YAML keys.

### General

| Name                            | Key                    | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | Default                                   |
| ------------------------------- | ---------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- |
| **Host**                        | `host`                 | Required. Target host where Fluent-Bit or Fluentd are listening for Forward messages.                                                                                                                                                 | `127.0.0.1`                               |
| **Port**                        | `port`                 | Required. TCP port of the target service.                                                                                                                                                                                             | `24224`                                   |
| **Timestamps as Integers**      | `time_as_integer`      | Sets timestamps in integer format, and enables compatibility mode for Fluentd v0.12 series. Accepted values: `true`, `false`.                                                                                                         | `false`                                   |
| **Upstream Configuration Path** | `upstream`             | If Forward will connect to an Upstream instead of a simple host, this property defines the absolute path for the Upstream configuration file. For more details, refer to the Upstream Servers documentation section.                  | *none*                                    |
| **Unix Socket**                 | `unix_path`            | Specifies the path to the Unix socket to send a Forward message. If set, Upstream is ignored.                                                                                                                                         | *none*                                    |
| **Tag**                         | `tag`                  | Overwrites the transmitted tag, which lets the receiving pipeline either start fresh or to attribute the source.                                                                                                                      | *none*                                    |
| **Send Options**                | `send_options`         | Always send options, with `size` equaling the count of messages. Accepted values: `true`, `false`.                                                                                                                                    | `false`                                   |
| **Require Ack Response**        | `require_ack_response` | Indicates whether to send `chunk`-option and wait for `ack` response from server. Enables at-least-once and receiving server can control rate of traffic. Requires Fluentd v0.14.0 or later server. Accepted values: `true`, `false`. | `false`                                   |
| **Compress**                    | `compress`             | Enables gzip compression. Incompatible with `time_as_integer=true` and tags set dynamically using the Rewrite Tag filter. Requires Fluentd v0.14.7 or later server. Accepted values: `gzip`, *none*.                                  | *none*                                    |
| **Workers**                     | `workers`              | Enables one or more dedicated threads for this output.                                                                                                                                                                                | `2` (`0` for versions 1.8.12 and earlier) |