log4net UDP Appender to send signals to Graphite server

log4net.config.xml

  <appender name="GraphiteUdpAppender" type="log4net.Appender.UdpAppender">
    <remoteAddress value="graphiteserver.somewhere.com"/>
    <remotePort value="8125"/>
    <layout type="log4net.Layout.PatternLayout">
      <IgnoresException value="False"/>
      <conversionPattern value="%property{log4net:HostName}.log4net.%level:1|kv\n"/>
    </layout>
  </appender>
  
  <!-- Remember to add the appender to the root
    <root>
	...
    <appender-ref ref="GraphiteUdpAppender" />
  </root>
  -->