diff --git a/roles/mariadb/tasks/main.yml b/roles/mariadb/tasks/main.yml
index cced584..a6490bd 100644
--- a/roles/mariadb/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/mariadb/tasks/main.yml
@@ -54,6 +54,15 @@
     group: "{{ ansible_wheel }}"
   notify: restart mariadb
 
+- name: create local configuration
+  copy:
+    dest: /etc/my.cnf.d/local.cnf
+    content: "[mariadb]\ninnodb_file_per_table=ON\n"
+    mode: 0644
+    owner: root
+    group: "{{ ansible_wheel }}"
+  notify: restart mariadb
+
 - name: enable service
   service:
     name: mariadb