Jenkins pointing server to domain created - jenkins

Good Morning
I have created a Jenkins server in AWS I am able to access the platform using the IP of the server
however, I want to access it more securely.
I have set up a subdomain on my hosting service and I set the IP of the server as an A record
I have also defined this in the configuration section of Jenkins
however, when I access the URL https://domainname I get nothing
but if I add 8080 at the end of it it takes me to the Jenkins platform
what am I missing here?
Thanks

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I will host https certificat (if you are using AWS Certificate Manager) and you will be able configure DNS to redirect to ALB name.

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