Tutorials

Before you begin, make sure you install Terraform. Each tutorial builds on the previous, so you should complete the tutorials in the order shown below.

​​ 1 – Initialize Terraform

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

​​ 2 – Track your history

• Store Cloudflare configuration in source control.

​​ 3 – Configure HTTPS settings

• Modify zone settings.
• Resource covered: cloudflare_zone_settings_override Open external link .

​​ 4 – Improve performance and reliability

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

​​ 5 – Add exceptions with page rules

• Add page rule.
• Resource covered: cloudflare_page_rule Open external link .
• 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.