Got it.
I had
[service:api] api_base_uri = http://192.168.12.254:9001
After setting "api_base_uri = https://<FQDN_PUBLIC_IP>:9001", now it works.
Got it.
I had
[service:api] 192.168. 12.254: 9001
api_base_uri = http://
After setting "api_base_uri = https://<FQDN_PUBLIC_ IP>:9001" , now it works.