diff --git a/roles/compute-node/files/config b/roles/compute-node/files/config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..990a43d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/compute-node/files/config
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Host *
+   StrictHostKeyChecking no
+   UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null
diff --git a/roles/compute-node/tasks/main.yml b/roles/compute-node/tasks/main.yml
index 31c25ba..1b7fb9b 100644
--- a/roles/compute-node/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/compute-node/tasks/main.yml
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
   with_items:
     - id_rsa
     - id_rsa.pub
+    - config
 
 - name: Ensure CORD SUDO
   become: yes