# Launch a landing zone using CloudFormation
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You can configure and launch a landing zone with CloudFormation either through the CloudFormation console, or through the AWS CLI. This section provides instructions and examples to launch a landing zone using APIs through CloudFormation. 

**Topics**
+ [Prerequisites for launching a landing zone using CloudFormation](lz-apis-cfn-setup.md)
+ [Create a new landing zone using CloudFormation](lz-apis-cfn-launch.md)
+ [Manage an existing landing zone using CloudFormation](lz-apis-cfn-launch-existing.md)