What's the difference between proxy_pass and proxy_connect_address?

[apengn]

[chobits]

This module makes nginx work as forward proxy server for HTTPS.
It implements this function via supporting HTTP CONNECT method, which is not supported by original nginx.

For details of CONNECT tunnel, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_tunnel#HTTP_CONNECT_tunneling.

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• proxy_connect_address controls upstream peer address of proxy_connect module, with this directive it won't resolve address of proxied upstream peer from DNS server ( configuired by resolver directive).
• proxy_pass only works for proxy module, it has nothing to do with proxy_connect module.

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BTW, nginx proxy module (e.g. directive proxy_pass) can do reverse proxy and forward proxy for HTTP. It cannot support HTTPS forward proxy, that it cannot support CONNECT request.

[chobits]

a talk for this module: #78

[chobits]

thinks it resolved, closing.