Why are we getting the status errors that say haproxy is inactive?

I'm sorry to hear that you're having trouble with this service. The below steps outline some helpful ways to troubleshoot common errors with HAProxy.

1. Check the state of HAProxy process
   sudo systemctl status haproxy.service -l --no-pager

2. Inspect systemd logs for errors with journalctl
   sudo journalctl -u haproxy.service --since today --no-pager

3. Check for HAProxy configuration issues
   sudo haproxy -c -f /etc/haproxy/haproxy.cfg

4. Review the service log file
   sudo tail -n 2 /var/log/haproxy.log

Below are some additional resources you can checkout to gather more information during your troubleshooting journey!

Resources:

• HAProxy community forums.

• HAProxy as Load Balancer