How to get services to start without being logged in?

[mhouser]

I am trying to setup a debian webserver. Seems no services will run until I log in.
Installed minimal debian stretch edition with no GUI desktop.

Is there a way to make openssh-server run without a login being required?

I installed these packages:
sudo
net-tools
openssh-server
samba
apache2
ssmtp
mariadb
php7.0

[mhouser]

Found the solution on Google almost immediately after posting this.

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sudo update-rc.d ssh defaults

[dilberts_left_nut]

Server processes all generally start automatically once installed.
Some require extra configuration and enabling in the config file, but ssh isn't one of them.

[debiman]

Is there a way to make openssh-server run without a login being required?

generic answer:

yes.

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systemctl enable openssh

but chances are it Just Works after a reboot.