# INFO: Does each ansible task ssh before performing the task

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/info-does-each-ansible-task-ssh-before-performing-the-task/26213>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [December 6, 2017, 3:42pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/info-does-each-ansible-task-ssh-before-performing-the-task/26213 "2017-12-06T15:42:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![Chandan\_Javaregowda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Chandan\_Javaregowda](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Chandan_Javaregowda)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2017, 3:42pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/info-does-each-ansible-task-ssh-before-performing-the-task/26213/1 "2017-12-06T15:42:26Z")

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Each task in my playbook is taking longer. That is because the remote host is in a different DC. I want to understand if each ansible task ssh’es to the remote host.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/original/1X/1882d9a01da5d8996a862359b0913cc568a39b84.svg) [@system](https://forum.ansible.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2017, 2:58am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/info-does-each-ansible-task-ssh-before-performing-the-task/26213/2 "2017-12-12T02:58:00Z")

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normally, several times