Tutorials

Before you begin, install Terraform. 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 for breaking changes. :::

1 – Initialize Terraform

• Brief introduction.
• Introduction of terraform init, plan, apply, and show.
• Resource covered: cloudflare_dns_record (DNS record).

2 – Track your history

• Store Cloudflare configuration in source control.

3 – Configure HTTPS settings

• Modify zone settings.
• Resource covered: cloudflare_zone_setting.

4 – Improve performance and reliability

• Add load balancing rules.
• Resources covered:
  • cloudflare_load_balancer
  • cloudflare_load_balancer_pool
  • cloudflare_load_balancer_monitor

5 – Add exceptions with page rules

• Add page rule.
• Resource covered: cloudflare_page_rule.
• 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

• Review change history.
• Roll back changes.