In some cases, especially in a containers environment with a single Consul agent running on the host, it is mandatory to specify the service address otherwise it will point to an incorrect IP, and the check will be performed on the host instead of the container.
In some cases, especially in a containers environment with a single Consul agent running on the host, it is mandatory to specify the service address otherwise it will point to an incorrect IP, and the check will be performed on the host instead of the container.