diff --git a/roles/mariadb/files/local.cnf b/roles/mariadb/files/local.cnf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cedabc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/mariadb/files/local.cnf
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+[mariadb]
+innodb_file_per_table = ON
+general_log
+general_log_file = /var/log/mariadb/mariadb-query.log
diff --git a/roles/mariadb/tasks/main.yml b/roles/mariadb/tasks/main.yml
index 3746dd1..af5cea7 100644
--- a/roles/mariadb/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/mariadb/tasks/main.yml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
 - name: Create local configuration
   ansible.builtin.copy:
     dest: /etc/my.cnf.d/local.cnf
-    content: "[mariadb]\ninnodb_file_per_table=ON\n"
+    src: local.cnf
     mode: "0644"
     owner: root
     group: "{{ ansible_wheel }}"