Apache2 fails 2 start after rebooting - after removing file manager and vsftp - AH00072: make_sock: could not bind to address my.domain.com:8443

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The problem is that Apache wants to bind the port to an address that isn’t yet available.

Try this:

systemctl edit apache2

And add this in the dedicated section:

[Unit]
After=network-online.target
Wants=network-online.target

In context:

### Editing /etc/systemd/system/apache2.service.d/override.conf
### Anything between here and the comment below will become the contents of the drop-in file

[Unit]
After=network-online.target
Wants=network-online.target

### Edits below this comment will be discarded

Save the file and execute this:

systemctl daemon-reload

Once done, reboot the server and check whether apache2 starts automatically.

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