AWS classic load balancer listener isn't created, then disapears.

Question

I am trying to add an HTTPS listener to my EBS classic load balancer. I used the CLI upload-certificate tool to upload my cert (using the GUI never resulted in the cert showing up as an option on the load balancer form. No errors, logs, events).

I set up the listener according to AWS docs.

• For Listener port, type the incoming traffic port, typically 443.
• For Listener protocol, choose HTTPS.
• For Instance port, type 80.
• For Instance protocol, choose HTTP.
• For SSL certificate, choose your certificate.

I choose my cert (Lets Encrypt), save and I see the new listener with a Pending Create tag. It never transitions from that status and if I refresh the page, the record is gone. No error, no logs, no events. Really want to make AWS work but Beanstalk has been extremely buggy. Any suggestions?

Answer 1

I figured out what I wasn't doing.

On the load balancer settings page, after you click "Add Listener", fill out the details and click "Save Listener", you're actually not done. You have to scroll to the bottom of the page and click "Save" (or "Apply") again. Not the best UI. User should never have to save twice, and at the very least, alert the user they are leaving unsaved changed.