diff --git a/roles/bootstrap/tasks/configure-sysctl.yml b/roles/bootstrap/tasks/configure-sysctl.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f3841fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/bootstrap/tasks/configure-sysctl.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+- name: Configure swappiness to reduce swap usage
+  become: yes
+  ansible.posix.sysctl:
+    name: vm.swappiness
+    value: 10
+    state: present
+    reload: yes
+  when: ansible_facts['virtualization_type'] != "lxc"
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diff --git a/roles/bootstrap/tasks/main.yml b/roles/bootstrap/tasks/main.yml
index cd271cd..1ea047c 100644
--- a/roles/bootstrap/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/bootstrap/tasks/main.yml
@@ -18,4 +18,7 @@
   tags: ssh
 
 - import_tasks: setup-bashrc.yml
-  tags: bashrc
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+  tags: bashrc
+
+- import_tasks: configure-sysctl.yml
+  tags: sysctl
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