# ec2\_elb doesn't really do what I'd expect **URL:** \ **Category:** Ansible Project\ **Created:** [December 18, 2013, 11:57pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ec2-elb-doesnt-really-do-what-id-expect/14176 "2013-12-18T23:57:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![willthames](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8dc957/32.png) [@willthames](https://forum.ansible.com/u/willthames)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2013, 11:57pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ec2-elb-doesnt-really-do-what-id-expect/14176/1 "2013-12-18T23:57:59Z")
I’d expect the ec2\_elb module to be able to manage the creation/destruction of ELBs themselves, rather than just manage the contents. Is there just no requirement for this or are people using cloudformation or other methods for managing the ELBs themselves? Is it worth overloading the ec2\_elb module to manage ELB creation/destruction or would a new module make more sense? Happy to take the details of such a module over to ansible-devel but worth surveying whether there’s any actual need. Will ---
**Author:** ![sivel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/sivel/32/1198_2.png) [@sivel](https://forum.ansible.com/u/sivel)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2013, 12:48am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ec2-elb-doesnt-really-do-what-id-expect/14176/2 "2013-12-19T00:48:52Z")
There is an open pull request to add a module for this purpose: [https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/4188](https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/4188) ---
**Author:** ![willthames](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8dc957/32.png) [@willthames](https://forum.ansible.com/u/willthames)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2013, 1:10am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ec2-elb-doesnt-really-do-what-id-expect/14176/3 "2013-12-19T01:10:56Z")
Ah yes, I even remember reading it now. I’ll direct any further questions there, thanks! Will