diff --git a/ansible.cfg b/ansible.cfg
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+[defaults]
+inventory      = ansible/inventory/hosts.yml
+roles_path     = ansible/roles
+collections_path = ansible/collections
+
+[ssh_connection]
+pipelining = true
diff --git a/ansible/inventory/group_vars/all.yml b/ansible/inventory/group_vars/all.yml
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+---
+# Global variables for rsyslog configuration management
+
+# Ansible connection settings
+ansible_user: root
+ansible_ssh_private_key_file: "~/.ssh/id_rsa"
+ansible_ssh_common_args: "-o StrictHostKeyChecking=no"
+
+# Root directory of the rsyslog repository
+repo_root: /root/rsyslog
+
+# rsyslog service name
+rsyslog_service: rsyslog
+
+# Configuration paths
+rsyslog_main_config: /etc/rsyslog.conf
+rsyslog_config_dir: /etc/rsyslog.d