Https on a Amazon Web Service (AWS) EC2 windows without loadbalancer

Question

It is possible to get a https on a windows instance without loadbalancer. Ec2 only.

AWS told me : you won't be able to run the SSL certificate without ELB or Cloudfront.

But not sure about the response.

Answer 1

If you have your own certificate, you can set it up easily, and adjust the security groups to allow HTTPS traffic to your instance. If you don't have any certificate, you can use Let's Encrypt to generate one to yourself (you have to renew it in every 90 days) this is free.

If you want to use AWS Certificates, you have to use Cloudfront or an ELB.