[Freedombox-discuss] After reboot, apache2.service doesn't start, Freedombox unreachable by web.

[A. F. Cano]

Hi,

I noticed that the backups had stopped working.  None were listed even
though I have plenty of remote backups available.  Tried to turn off and
then turn on backups, but turning off doesn't work.  After a few seconds
the slide button remains on.  Tried to reboot in case this would fix it,
but then noticed that the FreedomBox was not reachable by web.  Luckily
I could still get in by ssh.

$ sudo systemctl status apache2.service


× apache2.service - The Apache HTTP Server
     Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/apache2.service; enabled; preset: enabled)
     Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Sun 2025-09-21 14:18:33 EDT; 34s ago
 Invocation: f65365461fa44297b30e71e11c2a6ab2
       Docs: https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/
    Process: 10204 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/apachectl start (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
   Mem peak: 8.7M
        CPU: 295ms

Sep 21 14:18:28 fbx systemd[1]: Starting apache2.service - The Apache HTTP Server...
Sep 21 14:18:32 fbx apachectl[10206]: [core:warn] [pid 10206:tid 10206] AH00114: Useless use of AllowOverride in line 2 of /etc/apache2/includes/freedombox-sharing.conf.
Sep 21 14:18:32 fbx apachectl[10206]: AH00526: Syntax error on line 15 of macro 'freedomboxtlssitemacro' (defined on line 1 of "/etc/apache2/conf-enabled/freedombox-tls-site-macro.conf") used on line 1 of "/etc/apache2/sites-enabled/fbx.local.conf":
Sep 21 14:18:32 fbx apachectl[10206]: SSLCertificateFile: file '/etc/letsencrypt/live/fbx.local/fullchain.pem' does not exist or is empty
Sep 21 14:18:33 fbx systemd[1]: apache2.service: Control process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
Sep 21 14:18:33 fbx systemd[1]: apache2.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Sep 21 14:18:33 fbx systemd[1]: Failed to start apache2.service - The Apache HTTP Server.

Syntax errors?  Did something get messed up in some upgrade?  How do I
fix this?

Thanks.

Augustine