diff --git a/config_example.toml b/config_example.toml
index 34ebcf7..d10b8ea 100644
--- a/config_example.toml
+++ b/config_example.toml
@@ -79,7 +79,18 @@ system = "testing"
 enable   = false
 path     = "/var/log/yanic.log"
 
+
 [[database.connection.graphite]]
 enable   = false
 address  = "localhost:2003"
 prefix   = "freifunk"
+
+[[database.connection.socket]]
+enable   = false
+type     = "tcp"
+address  = ":8081"
+
+[[database.connection.socket]]
+enable   = false
+type     = "unix"
+address  = "/var/lib/collector/database.socket"
diff --git a/database/all/main.go b/database/all/main.go
index fae0160..fdf8ca0 100644
--- a/database/all/main.go
+++ b/database/all/main.go
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@ import (
 	_ "github.com/FreifunkBremen/yanic/database/graphite"
 	_ "github.com/FreifunkBremen/yanic/database/influxdb"
 	_ "github.com/FreifunkBremen/yanic/database/logging"
+	_ "github.com/FreifunkBremen/yanic/database/socket"
 )
diff --git a/database/socket/database.go b/database/socket/database.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..baf9735
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/socket/database.go
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+package socket
+
+/**
+ * This database type is just for,
+ * - debugging without a influxconn
+ * - example for other developers for new databases
+ */
+import (
+	"log"
+	"net"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/FreifunkBremen/yanic/database"
+	"github.com/FreifunkBremen/yanic/runtime"
+)
+
+type Connection struct {
+	database.Connection
+	config   Config
+	listener net.Listener
+	clients  map[net.Addr]net.Conn
+}
+
+type Config map[string]interface{}
+
+func (c Config) Enable() bool {
+	return c["enable"].(bool)
+}
+func (c Config) Type() string {
+	return c["type"].(string)
+}
+func (c Config) Address() string {
+	return c["address"].(string)
+}
+
+func init() {
+	database.RegisterAdapter("socket", Connect)
+}
+
+func Connect(configuration interface{}) (database.Connection, error) {
+	var config Config
+	config = configuration.(map[string]interface{})
+	if !config.Enable() {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	ln, err := net.Listen(config.Type(), config.Address())
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	conn := &Connection{config: config, listener: ln, clients: make(map[net.Addr]net.Conn)}
+	go conn.handleSocketConnection(ln)
+
+	log.Println("[socket-database] listen on: ", ln.Addr())
+
+	return conn, nil
+}
+
+func (conn *Connection) InsertNode(node *runtime.Node) {
+	conn.sendJSON(EventMessage{Event: "insert_node", Body: node})
+}
+
+func (conn *Connection) InsertGlobals(stats *runtime.GlobalStats, time time.Time) {
+	conn.sendJSON(EventMessage{Event: "insert_globals", Body: stats})
+}
+
+func (conn *Connection) PruneNodes(deleteAfter time.Duration) {
+	conn.sendJSON(EventMessage{Event: "prune_nodes"})
+}
+
+func (conn *Connection) Close() {
+	for _, c := range conn.clients {
+		err := c.Close()
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Println("[socket-database] client was not able to close:", err)
+		}
+	}
+	err := conn.listener.Close()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Println("[socket-database] server was not able to close:", err)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/database/socket/internal.go b/database/socket/internal.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6f827c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/socket/internal.go
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+package socket
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"log"
+	"net"
+)
+
+type EventMessage struct {
+	Event string      `json:"event"`
+	Body  interface{} `json:"body,omitempty"`
+}
+
+func (config *Connection) handleSocketConnection(ln net.Listener) {
+	for {
+		c, err := ln.Accept()
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Println("[socket-database] error during connection of a client", err)
+			continue
+		}
+		config.clients[c.RemoteAddr()] = c
+	}
+}
+
+func (conn *Connection) sendJSON(msg EventMessage) {
+	for i, c := range conn.clients {
+		d := json.NewEncoder(c)
+
+		err := d.Encode(&msg)
+		if err != nil {
+			err = c.Close()
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Println("[socket-database] connection could not close after error on sending event:", err)
+			}
+			delete(conn.clients, i)
+		}
+	}
+}