diff --git a/ansible.cfg b/ansible.cfg
index 6371566..2344f0b 100644
--- a/ansible.cfg
+++ b/ansible.cfg
@@ -1,2 +1,12 @@
 [defaults]
 inventory = ./hosts.production
+forks           = 10
+
+[ssh_connection]
+ssh_args = -C -o ControlMaster=auto -o ControlPersist=1h -o PreferredAuthentications=publickey -o ForwardAgent=yes
+control_path_dir = ~/.ansible/cp
+control_path = /tmp/ssh-%%r@%%h:%%p
+pipelining = True
+scp_if_ssh = smart
+transfer_method = smart
+sftp_batch_mode = True