diff --git a/ansible.cfg b/ansible.cfg
index 5842e3fe..6251d528 100644
--- a/ansible.cfg
+++ b/ansible.cfg
@@ -1,4 +1,16 @@
+# config file for ansible
+# ===============================================
+
 [defaults]
 host_key_checking = false
 roles_path = roles/internal:roles/external
 callback_whitelist = profile_tasks
+fact_caching = jsonfile
+fact_caching_connection = /tmp/.ansible_fact_cache
+poll_interval = 5
+internal_poll_interval = 0.001
+command_warnings = False
+deprecation_warnings = False
+
+[ssh_connection]
+pipelining = True