---
title: Get started
description: Write get-started guides for new users.
image: https://developers.cloudflare.com/cf-twitter-card.png
---

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# Get started

## Purpose

The purpose of Get started content is to help users go from not using a product to successfully configuring and setting up.

## content\_type

YAML

```
pcx_content_type: get-startedproducts:  - product-a  - product-b  - product-c
```

For more details, refer to [pcx\_content\_type](https://developers.cloudflare.com/style-guide/frontmatter/custom-properties/#pcx%5Fcontent%5Ftype).

## Structure

### Required components

[**Title**](https://developers.cloudflare.com/style-guide/documentation-content-strategy/component-attributes/titles/): Should be "Get started"

[**Prerequisites**](https://developers.cloudflare.com/style-guide/documentation-content-strategy/component-attributes/prerequisites/): Which may include:

* An active zone
* Certain subscription / enabled product / plan
* Other tasks you might need to do to set up other things (your origin) outside of CF
* Do you need to make certain decisions before you start?

[**Steps**](https://developers.cloudflare.com/style-guide/documentation-content-strategy/component-attributes/steps-tasks-procedures/): Steps that lead someone to whatever would be considered Product Adoption.

* Often, these can be partialized files from your How-to pages.
* This is usually the bare minimum (a single Bot Management FW rule) + the most general use case for a product.
* This may at times contradict the flow in the Cloudflare dashboard at times. If it does, consider raising it up to the Product team.

### Optional components

**Next steps**: Point someone towards additional configuration options.

## Template

```
---weight: xxpcx_content_type: get-starteddescription: Set up <Cloudflare product> for the first time by <key steps summarized>. Requires <key prerequisites>.products:  - product-a  - product-b  - product-c---
# Get started
Description
## Before you begin
All the things you need to do before you start configuring your product, both within Cloudflare and outside.
## 1. Step description
## 2. Steps until you get to activation
---
## Next steps
Point to more complex setup options.
```

## Example

[Waiting Room: Get started](https://developers.cloudflare.com/waiting-room/get-started/)

```json
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```