diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4881ed3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[submodule "misc/mitogen"]
+	path = misc/mitogen
+	url = https://git.banananet.work/archive/mitogen.git
diff --git a/ansible.cfg b/ansible.cfg
index cfe66ef..f81ae66 100644
--- a/ansible.cfg
+++ b/ansible.cfg
@@ -6,3 +6,7 @@ inventory = ./hosts.py
 nocows = True
 retry_files_enabled = False
 interpreter_python = auto
+
+# mitogen, see https://mitogen.networkgenomics.com/ansible_detailed.html
+strategy_plugins = ./misc/mitogen/ansible_mitogen/plugins/strategy
+strategy = mitogen_linear
diff --git a/misc/mitogen b/misc/mitogen
new file mode 160000
index 0000000..27ad214
--- /dev/null
+++ b/misc/mitogen
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 27ad214a92a93fe6604ac4d322944ea930809d47