# Pass
Allows passing the accepted connection directly to any configured listening
socket in [HTTP](https://en.angie.software//angie/docs/configuration/modules/index.md#modules-http), [Stream](https://en.angie.software//angie/docs/configuration/modules/index.md#modules-stream), or
[Mail](https://en.angie.software//angie/docs/configuration/modules/index.md#modules-mail) modules.
The module enables selective SSL termination based on SNI.
## Configuration Example
After the `stream` module handles the SSL/TLS termination,
it forwards the connection to the `http` module:
```nginx
stream {
server {
listen 8000 default_server;
ssl_preread on;
# ...
}
server {
listen 8000;
server_name foo.example.com;
pass 127.0.0.1:8001; # to HTTP
}
server {
listen 8000;
server_name bar.example.com;
# ...
}
}
http {
server {
listen 8001 ssl;
# ...
location / {
root html;
}
}
}
```
## Directives
### pass
| [Syntax](https://en.angie.software//angie/docs/configuration/configfile.md#configfile) | `pass` address; |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
| Default | — |
| [Context](https://en.angie.software//angie/docs/configuration/configfile.md#configfile) | server |
This directive sets the server address to which the client connection should be
passed. The address can be given as an IP address and port:
```nginx
pass 127.0.0.1:12345;
```
Or as a path to a UNIX domain socket:
```nginx
pass unix:/tmp/stream.socket;
```
Also, the address can be set with variables:
```nginx
pass $upstream;
```