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[ECS] [request]: Ability to modify the load balancing configuration for the existing ECS service

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**Tell us about your request**

The ability to modify the load balancing configuration for the existing ECS service.
Currently, ECS doesn't support doing that by management console and aws-cli; it notices the limitation message `Load balancing settings can only be set on service creation.`.

**Which service(s) is this request for?**

ECS

**Tell us about the problem you're trying to solve. What are you trying to do, and why is it hard?**

For now, we have to recreate a new service entirely if it needs to modify the load balancing configuration. I deem it'd be nicer if we could just upgrade them, instead of remaking.

**Are you currently working around this issue?**

No, at present, we have the only way: "recreating".

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Research direction

The request concerns changing load-balancing configuration on an existing ECS service through the management console and AWS CLI. No repository files, tests, or implementation entry points are identified, so first confirm whether ECS supports this operation and where the roadmap tracks service-level changes. Done would mean updating the configuration without recreating the service.

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Assessment

Tech stack
aws
Domain
cloud
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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