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title: Sockets
framework: virtualization
role: collectionGroup
role_heading: API Collection
path: virtualization/sockets
---

# Sockets

Configure a device that manages port-based communication with the guest system.

## Topics

### Configurations

- [VZVirtioSocketDeviceConfiguration](virtualization/vzvirtiosocketdeviceconfiguration.md)
- [VZSocketDeviceConfiguration](virtualization/vzsocketdeviceconfiguration.md)

### Devices

- [VZVirtioSocketDevice](virtualization/vzvirtiosocketdevice.md)
- [VZSocketDevice](virtualization/vzsocketdevice.md)

### Connection management

- [VZVirtioSocketListener](virtualization/vzvirtiosocketlistener.md)
- [VZVirtioSocketConnection](virtualization/vzvirtiosocketconnection.md)

## See Also

### Devices

- [Audio](virtualization/audio.md)
- [Graphics](virtualization/graphics.md)
- [Keyboards and pointing devices](virtualization/keyboards-and-pointing-devices.md)
- [Memory](virtualization/memory.md)
- [Network](virtualization/network.md)
- [Randomization](virtualization/randomization.md)
- [Serial ports](virtualization/serial-ports.md)
- [Shared directories](virtualization/shared-directories.md)
- [Storage](virtualization/storage.md)
- [Consoles](virtualization/consoles.md)
- [Clipboard sharing](virtualization/clipboard-sharing.md)
- [USB Devices](virtualization/usb-devices.md)
- [Custom Virtio drivers](virtualization/custom-drivers.md)