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title: Tutorials
description: Step-by-step Cloudflare Terraform tutorials from initialization to advanced configuration.
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# Tutorials

Before you begin, [install Terraform](https://developers.cloudflare.com/terraform/installing/). Each tutorial builds on the previous, so you should complete the tutorials in the order shown below.

Note

If you are upgrading from v4, review the [migration guide ↗](https://github.com/cloudflare/terraform-provider-cloudflare/blob/main/docs/guides/version-5-upgrade.md) for breaking changes.

## [1 – Initialize Terraform](https://developers.cloudflare.com/terraform/tutorial/initialize-terraform/)

* Brief introduction.
* Introduction of `terraform init`, `plan`, `apply`, and `show`.
* Resource covered: [cloudflare\_dns\_record ↗](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/cloudflare/cloudflare/latest/docs/resources/dns%5Frecord) (DNS record).

## [2 – Track your history](https://developers.cloudflare.com/terraform/tutorial/track-history/)

* Store Cloudflare configuration in source control.

## [3 – Configure HTTPS settings](https://developers.cloudflare.com/terraform/tutorial/configure-https-settings/)

* Modify zone settings.
* Resource covered: [cloudflare\_zone\_setting ↗](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/cloudflare/cloudflare/latest/docs/resources/zone%5Fsetting).

## [4 – Improve performance and reliability](https://developers.cloudflare.com/terraform/tutorial/use-load-balancing/)

* Add load balancing rules.
* Resources covered:  
   * [cloudflare\_load\_balancer ↗](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/cloudflare/cloudflare/latest/docs/resources/load%5Fbalancer)  
   * [cloudflare\_load\_balancer\_pool ↗](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/cloudflare/cloudflare/latest/docs/resources/load%5Fbalancer%5Fpool)  
   * [cloudflare\_load\_balancer\_monitor ↗](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/cloudflare/cloudflare/latest/docs/resources/load%5Fbalancer%5Fmonitor)

## [5 – Add exceptions with page rules](https://developers.cloudflare.com/terraform/tutorial/add-page-rules/)

* Add page rule.
* Resource covered: [cloudflare\_page\_rule ↗](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/cloudflare/cloudflare/latest/docs/resources/page%5Frule).
* Increase security level for a specific URL: `/expensive-db-call`.
* Add a redirect (URL forward) with a `301` status code from `/old-location.php` to `/expensive-db-call`.

## [6 – Revert configuration](https://developers.cloudflare.com/terraform/tutorial/revert-configuration/)

* Review change history.
* Roll back changes.

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