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title: Get started
description: Set up Cloudflare Load Balancing for your applications.
image: https://developers.cloudflare.com/core-services-preview.png
---

> Documentation Index  
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://developers.cloudflare.com/load-balancing/llms.txt  
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# Get started

Get started with load balancing in one of two ways:

* [Quickstart](https://developers.cloudflare.com/load-balancing/get-started/quickstart/): Get up and running quickly with Load Balancing.
* [Learning path](https://developers.cloudflare.com/learning-paths/load-balancing/concepts/): Check an in-depth walkthrough for how to plan and set up a load balancer.

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