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layout: docs
page_title: Consul server configuration JSON schema reference
description: Learn about the fields available in the JSON scheme for configuring ECS task connections to Consul servers.
---

# Consul server configuration JSON schema reference

This topic provides reference information about the JSON schema used to build the `config.tf` file. Refer to [Configure Consul server settings](/consul/docs/ecs/deploy/terraform#configure-consul-server-settings) for information about how Consul on ECS uses the JSON schema. 

```json  
`consulServers`
	`hosts`: string
    	`skipServerWatch`: boolean; set to true if the Consul server is already behind a load balancer 
	`defaults`: map - applies to both gRPC and HTTP
		`caCertFile`: string path to the certificate .pem file
		`tlsServerName`: string name of the TLS server
		`tls`: boolean that enables TLS 
	`grpc`: map - overrides for gRPC traffic
		`port`: number specifying the port for gRPC communication
		`caCertFile`: string path to the certificate .pem file for authorizing gRPC
		`tlsServerName`: string name of the TLS server
		`tls`: boolean that enables TLS for gRPC
	`http`: map - overrides for HTTP traffic
		`https`: boolean that enables HTTPS
		`port`: number specifying the port for HTTPS communication
		`caCertFile`: string path to the certificate .pem file for authorizing HTTPS
		`tlsServerName`: string name of the TLS server
		`tls`: boolean that enables TLS for HTTPS

```