diff --git a/docs/docs/concepts/gateways.md b/docs/docs/concepts/gateways.md
index c15eb60c21..cbe6311e94 100644
--- a/docs/docs/concepts/gateways.md
+++ b/docs/docs/concepts/gateways.md
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ If you disable [public IP](#public-ip) (e.g. to make the gateway private) or if
 
     * `lets-encrypt` (default) — Automatic certificates via [Let's Encrypt](https://letsencrypt.org/). Requires a [public IP](#public-ip).
     * `acm` — Certificates managed by [AWS Certificate Manager](https://aws.amazon.com/certificate-manager/). AWS-only. TLS is terminated at the load balancer, not at the gateway.
+      Requires a VPC with at least two subnets in different availability zones to provision a load balancer. If `public_ip: False`, subnets must be private and have a route to NAT gateway.
     * `null` — No certificate. Services will use HTTP.
 
 ### Public IP
diff --git a/src/dstack/_internal/core/backends/aws/compute.py b/src/dstack/_internal/core/backends/aws/compute.py
index f5ea2e0969..47799a572c 100644
--- a/src/dstack/_internal/core/backends/aws/compute.py
+++ b/src/dstack/_internal/core/backends/aws/compute.py
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
     ComputeWithVolumeSupport,
     generate_unique_gateway_instance_name,
     generate_unique_instance_name,
+    generate_unique_short_backend_name,
     generate_unique_volume_name,
     get_gateway_user_data,
     get_user_data,
@@ -140,7 +141,7 @@ def __init__(
         if zones_cache is None:
             zones_cache = ComputeCache(cache=Cache(maxsize=10))
         self._regions_to_zones_cache = zones_cache
-        self._vpc_id_subnet_id_cache = ComputeTTLCache(cache=TTLCache(maxsize=100, ttl=600))
+        self._vpc_id_subnets_ids_cache = ComputeTTLCache(cache=TTLCache(maxsize=100, ttl=600))
         self._maximum_efa_interfaces_cache = ComputeCache(cache=Cache(maxsize=100))
         self._subnets_availability_zones_cache = ComputeCache(cache=Cache(maxsize=100))
         self._security_group_cache = ComputeTTLCache(cache=TTLCache(maxsize=100, ttl=600))
@@ -265,7 +266,7 @@ def create_instance(
         enable_efa = max_efa_interfaces > 0
         is_capacity_block = False
         try:
-            vpc_id, subnet_ids = self._get_vpc_id_subnet_id_or_error(
+            vpc_id, subnets_ids = self._get_vpc_id_subnets_ids_or_error(
                 ec2_client=ec2_client,
                 config=self.config,
                 region=instance_offer.region,
@@ -275,7 +276,7 @@ def create_instance(
             subnet_id_to_az_map = self._get_subnets_availability_zones(
                 ec2_client=ec2_client,
                 region=instance_offer.region,
-                subnet_ids=subnet_ids,
+                subnets_ids=subnets_ids,
             )
             if instance_config.reservation:
                 reservation = aws_resources.get_reservation(
@@ -497,7 +498,7 @@ def create_gateway(
         tags = aws_resources.filter_invalid_tags(tags)
         tags = aws_resources.make_tags(tags)
 
-        vpc_id, subnets_ids = self._get_vpc_id_subnet_id_or_error(
+        vpc_id, subnets_ids = self._get_vpc_id_subnets_ids_or_error(
             ec2_client=ec2_client,
             config=self.config,
             region=configuration.region,
@@ -548,15 +549,21 @@ def create_gateway(
 
         elb_client = self.session.client("elbv2", region_name=configuration.region)
 
-        if len(subnets_ids) < 2:
+        lb_subnets_ids = self._get_gateway_lb_subnets_ids(
+            ec2_client=ec2_client, region=configuration.region, subnets_ids=subnets_ids
+        )
+        if len(lb_subnets_ids) < 2:
             raise ComputeError(
                 "Deploying gateway with ACM certificate requires at least two subnets in different AZs"
             )
 
+        # Using short names as LB and target groups have length limit of 32.
+        resources_name_prefix = generate_unique_short_backend_name()
+
         logger.debug("Creating ALB for gateway %s...", configuration.instance_name)
         response = elb_client.create_load_balancer(
-            Name=f"{instance_name}-lb",
-            Subnets=subnets_ids,
+            Name=f"{resources_name_prefix}-lb",
+            Subnets=lb_subnets_ids,
             SecurityGroups=[security_group_id],
             Scheme="internet-facing" if configuration.public_ip else "internal",
             Tags=tags,
@@ -570,7 +577,7 @@ def create_gateway(
 
         logger.debug("Creating Target Group for gateway %s...", configuration.instance_name)
         response = elb_client.create_target_group(
-            Name=f"{instance_name}-tg",
+            Name=f"{resources_name_prefix}-tg",
             Protocol="HTTP",
             Port=80,
             VpcId=vpc_id,
@@ -877,7 +884,7 @@ def _get_regions_to_zones(
     ) -> Dict[str, List[str]]:
         return _get_regions_to_zones(session=session, regions=regions)
 
-    def _get_vpc_id_subnet_id_or_error_cache_key(
+    def _get_vpc_id_subnets_ids_or_error_cache_key(
         self,
         ec2_client: botocore.client.BaseClient,
         config: AWSConfig,
@@ -890,11 +897,11 @@ def _get_vpc_id_subnet_id_or_error_cache_key(
         )
 
     @cachedmethod(
-        cache=lambda self: self._vpc_id_subnet_id_cache.cache,
-        key=_get_vpc_id_subnet_id_or_error_cache_key,
-        lock=lambda self: self._vpc_id_subnet_id_cache.lock,
+        cache=lambda self: self._vpc_id_subnets_ids_cache.cache,
+        key=_get_vpc_id_subnets_ids_or_error_cache_key,
+        lock=lambda self: self._vpc_id_subnets_ids_cache.lock,
     )
-    def _get_vpc_id_subnet_id_or_error(
+    def _get_vpc_id_subnets_ids_or_error(
         self,
         ec2_client: botocore.client.BaseClient,
         config: AWSConfig,
@@ -902,7 +909,7 @@ def _get_vpc_id_subnet_id_or_error(
         allocate_public_ip: bool,
         availability_zones: Optional[List[str]] = None,
     ) -> Tuple[str, List[str]]:
-        return get_vpc_id_subnet_id_or_error(
+        return get_vpc_id_subnets_ids_or_error(
             ec2_client=ec2_client,
             config=config,
             region=region,
@@ -930,9 +937,9 @@ def _get_subnets_availability_zones_key(
         self,
         ec2_client: botocore.client.BaseClient,
         region: str,
-        subnet_ids: List[str],
+        subnets_ids: List[str],
     ) -> tuple:
-        return hashkey(region, tuple(subnet_ids))
+        return hashkey(region, tuple(subnets_ids))
 
     @cachedmethod(
         cache=lambda self: self._subnets_availability_zones_cache.cache,
@@ -943,11 +950,11 @@ def _get_subnets_availability_zones(
         self,
         ec2_client: botocore.client.BaseClient,
         region: str,
-        subnet_ids: List[str],
+        subnets_ids: List[str],
     ) -> Dict[str, str]:
         return aws_resources.get_subnets_availability_zones(
             ec2_client=ec2_client,
-            subnet_ids=subnet_ids,
+            subnets_ids=subnets_ids,
         )
 
     @cachedmethod(
@@ -1000,8 +1007,26 @@ def _get_image_id_and_username(
             image_config=image_config,
         )
 
+    def _get_gateway_lb_subnets_ids(
+        self,
+        ec2_client: botocore.client.BaseClient,
+        region: str,
+        subnets_ids: List[str],
+    ) -> List[str]:
+        """
+        Returns subnet IDs to be used for gateway Load Balancer among `subnets_ids`.
+        Filters out subnets from the same AZ since Load Balancer requires all subnets to be in different AZ.
+        """
+        subnet_id_to_az_map = self._get_subnets_availability_zones(
+            ec2_client=ec2_client,
+            region=region,
+            subnets_ids=subnets_ids,
+        )
+        az_to_subnet_id_map = {az: subnet_id for subnet_id, az in subnet_id_to_az_map.items()}
+        return list(az_to_subnet_id_map.values())
+
 
-def get_vpc_id_subnet_id_or_error(
+def get_vpc_id_subnets_ids_or_error(
     ec2_client: botocore.client.BaseClient,
     config: AWSConfig,
     region: str,
@@ -1032,7 +1057,7 @@ def get_vpc_id_subnet_id_or_error(
         if not config.use_default_vpcs:
             raise ComputeError(f"No VPC ID configured for region {region}")
 
-    return _get_vpc_id_subnet_id_by_vpc_name_or_error(
+    return _get_vpc_id_subnets_ids_by_vpc_name_or_error(
         ec2_client=ec2_client,
         vpc_name=config.vpc_name,
         region=region,
@@ -1041,7 +1066,7 @@ def get_vpc_id_subnet_id_or_error(
     )
 
 
-def _get_vpc_id_subnet_id_by_vpc_name_or_error(
+def _get_vpc_id_subnets_ids_by_vpc_name_or_error(
     ec2_client: botocore.client.BaseClient,
     vpc_name: Optional[str],
     region: str,
diff --git a/src/dstack/_internal/core/backends/aws/configurator.py b/src/dstack/_internal/core/backends/aws/configurator.py
index 059c65098e..8d6c8afe14 100644
--- a/src/dstack/_internal/core/backends/aws/configurator.py
+++ b/src/dstack/_internal/core/backends/aws/configurator.py
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ def _check_config_vpc(self, session: Session, config: AWSBackendConfigWithCreds)
             for region in regions:
                 ec2_client = session.client("ec2", region_name=region)
                 future = executor.submit(
-                    compute.get_vpc_id_subnet_id_or_error,
+                    compute.get_vpc_id_subnets_ids_or_error,
                     ec2_client=ec2_client,
                     config=AWSConfig.parse_obj(config),
                     region=region,
diff --git a/src/dstack/_internal/core/backends/aws/resources.py b/src/dstack/_internal/core/backends/aws/resources.py
index 0da8225623..17e6cf08de 100644
--- a/src/dstack/_internal/core/backends/aws/resources.py
+++ b/src/dstack/_internal/core/backends/aws/resources.py
@@ -373,6 +373,7 @@ def get_subnets_ids_for_vpc(
     """
     If `allocate_public_ip` is True, returns public subnets found in the VPC.
     If `allocate_public_ip` is False, returns subnets with NAT found in the VPC.
+    Returns
     """
     subnets = _get_subnets_by_vpc_id(
         ec2_client=ec2_client,
@@ -423,9 +424,9 @@ def get_availability_zone_by_subnet_id(
 
 
 def get_subnets_availability_zones(
-    ec2_client: botocore.client.BaseClient, subnet_ids: List[str]
+    ec2_client: botocore.client.BaseClient, subnets_ids: List[str]
 ) -> Dict[str, str]:
-    response = ec2_client.describe_subnets(SubnetIds=subnet_ids)
+    response = ec2_client.describe_subnets(SubnetIds=subnets_ids)
     subnet_id_to_az_map = {
         subnet["SubnetId"]: subnet["AvailabilityZone"] for subnet in response["Subnets"]
     }
diff --git a/src/dstack/_internal/core/backends/base/compute.py b/src/dstack/_internal/core/backends/base/compute.py
index a2507f4240..9450b7be58 100644
--- a/src/dstack/_internal/core/backends/base/compute.py
+++ b/src/dstack/_internal/core/backends/base/compute.py
@@ -670,12 +670,21 @@ def generate_unique_backend_name(
     )
 
 
+def generate_unique_short_backend_name() -> str:
+    """
+    Generates a unique 15-char resource name of the form "dstack-12345678".
+    Can be used for resources that have a very small length limit like AWS LBs.
+    """
+    return _generate_unique_backend_name_with_prefix("dstack")
+
+
 def _generate_unique_backend_name_with_prefix(
     prefix: str,
-    max_length: int,
+    max_length: Optional[int] = None,
 ) -> str:
-    prefix_len = max_length - _CLOUD_RESOURCE_SUFFIX_LEN - 1
-    prefix = prefix[:prefix_len]
+    if max_length is not None:
+        prefix_len = max_length - _CLOUD_RESOURCE_SUFFIX_LEN - 1
+        prefix = prefix[:prefix_len]
     suffix = "".join(
         random.choice(string.ascii_lowercase + string.digits)
         for _ in range(_CLOUD_RESOURCE_SUFFIX_LEN)
diff --git a/src/tests/_internal/core/backends/aws/test_configurator.py b/src/tests/_internal/core/backends/aws/test_configurator.py
index 9923007adc..f18582c1fe 100644
--- a/src/tests/_internal/core/backends/aws/test_configurator.py
+++ b/src/tests/_internal/core/backends/aws/test_configurator.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ def test_validate_config_valid(self):
         )
         with (
             patch("dstack._internal.core.backends.aws.auth.authenticate"),
-            patch("dstack._internal.core.backends.aws.compute.get_vpc_id_subnet_id_or_error"),
+            patch("dstack._internal.core.backends.aws.compute.get_vpc_id_subnets_ids_or_error"),
         ):
             AWSConfigurator().validate_config(config, default_creds_enabled=True)
 
diff --git a/src/tests/_internal/server/routers/test_backends.py b/src/tests/_internal/server/routers/test_backends.py
index 66c7f4ea36..1c4fa5fee0 100644
--- a/src/tests/_internal/server/routers/test_backends.py
+++ b/src/tests/_internal/server/routers/test_backends.py
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ async def test_creates_aws_backend(self, test_db, session: AsyncSession, client:
         }
         with (
             patch("dstack._internal.core.backends.aws.auth.authenticate"),
-            patch("dstack._internal.core.backends.aws.compute.get_vpc_id_subnet_id_or_error"),
+            patch("dstack._internal.core.backends.aws.compute.get_vpc_id_subnets_ids_or_error"),
         ):
             response = await client.post(
                 f"/api/project/{project.name}/backends/create",
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ async def test_returns_400_if_backend_exists(
         }
         with (
             patch("dstack._internal.core.backends.aws.auth.authenticate"),
-            patch("dstack._internal.core.backends.aws.compute.get_vpc_id_subnet_id_or_error"),
+            patch("dstack._internal.core.backends.aws.compute.get_vpc_id_subnets_ids_or_error"),
         ):
             response = await client.post(
                 f"/api/project/{project.name}/backends/create",
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ async def test_updates_backend(self, test_db, session: AsyncSession, client: Asy
         }
         with (
             patch("dstack._internal.core.backends.aws.auth.authenticate"),
-            patch("dstack._internal.core.backends.aws.compute.get_vpc_id_subnet_id_or_error"),
+            patch("dstack._internal.core.backends.aws.compute.get_vpc_id_subnets_ids_or_error"),
         ):
             response = await client.post(
                 f"/api/project/{project.name}/backends/update",
@@ -857,7 +857,7 @@ async def test_creates_aws_backend(self, test_db, session: AsyncSession, client:
         body = {"config_yaml": yaml.dump(config_dict)}
         with (
             patch("dstack._internal.core.backends.aws.auth.authenticate"),
-            patch("dstack._internal.core.backends.aws.compute.get_vpc_id_subnet_id_or_error"),
+            patch("dstack._internal.core.backends.aws.compute.get_vpc_id_subnets_ids_or_error"),
         ):
             response = await client.post(
                 f"/api/project/{project.name}/backends/create_yaml",
@@ -945,7 +945,7 @@ async def test_updates_aws_backend(self, test_db, session: AsyncSession, client:
         body = {"config_yaml": yaml.dump(config_dict)}
         with (
             patch("dstack._internal.core.backends.aws.auth.authenticate"),
-            patch("dstack._internal.core.backends.aws.compute.get_vpc_id_subnet_id_or_error"),
+            patch("dstack._internal.core.backends.aws.compute.get_vpc_id_subnets_ids_or_error"),
         ):
             response = await client.post(
                 f"/api/project/{project.name}/backends/update_yaml",
diff --git a/src/tests/_internal/server/services/test_config.py b/src/tests/_internal/server/services/test_config.py
index c492c266d8..9fc6ab47c7 100644
--- a/src/tests/_internal/server/services/test_config.py
+++ b/src/tests/_internal/server/services/test_config.py
@@ -106,7 +106,9 @@ async def test_creates_backend(self, test_db, session: AsyncSession, tmp_path: P
             with (
                 patch("boto3.session.Session"),
                 patch.object(settings, "SERVER_CONFIG_FILE_PATH", config_filepath),
-                patch("dstack._internal.core.backends.aws.compute.get_vpc_id_subnet_id_or_error"),
+                patch(
+                    "dstack._internal.core.backends.aws.compute.get_vpc_id_subnets_ids_or_error"
+                ),
             ):
                 manager = ServerConfigManager()
                 manager.load_config()