diff --git a/ansible/group_vars/all.yml b/ansible/group_vars/all.yml
index 0b9a9c7..a15eb28 100644
--- a/ansible/group_vars/all.yml
+++ b/ansible/group_vars/all.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 ---
 # Global variables for rsyslog configuration management
 
+# Deployment configuration
+deploy_user: root
+deploy_host: "REPLACE_ME"
+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
 
diff --git a/ansible/inventory/hosts.yml b/ansible/inventory/hosts.yml
index a662d1b..6154600 100644
--- a/ansible/inventory/hosts.yml
+++ b/ansible/inventory/hosts.yml
@@ -2,5 +2,8 @@ all:
   children:
     rsyslog_servers:
       hosts:
-        localhost:
-          ansible_connection: local
+        rsyslog-server:
+          ansible_host: "{{ deploy_host }}"
+          ansible_user: "{{ deploy_user }}"
+          ansible_ssh_private_key_file: "{{ ansible_ssh_private_key_file }}"
+          ansible_ssh_common_args: "{{ ansible_ssh_common_args }}"