diff --git a/ansible.cfg b/ansible.cfg
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible.cfg
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+[defaults]
+host_key_checking  = false
+fact_caching = jsonfile
+fact_caching_connection = /tmp/facts_cache
+library = library
+gather_facts = true
+interpreter_python = auto
+remote_user = user
+
+[connection]
+pipelining = True
+
+[ssh_connection]
+pipelining = True
diff --git a/init.yml b/init.yml
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+++ b/init.yml
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+---
+- name: clone git repo to roles directory
+  hosts: localhost
+  gather_facts: no
+  tasks:
+    - name: ensure roles directory exists
+      file:
+        path: "roles"
+        state: directory
+
+    - name: clone git repo into roles directory
+      git:
+        repo: 'git@gitlab.com:linux_factory1/ansible_roles.git'
+        dest: "roles"
+        version: main
+        force: yes