diff --git a/roles/rear_backup/tasks/main.yml b/roles/rear_backup/tasks/main.yml
index 928adc5..4a9a778 100644
--- a/roles/rear_backup/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/rear_backup/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
 ---
+- name: Update ReaR configuration file
+  ansible.builtin.template:
+    src: local.conf.j2
+    dest: /etc/rear/local.conf
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: "0600"
+
 - name: Execute ReaR backup
   ansible.builtin.debug:
     msg: "Executing ReaR backup explicitly including the '{{ bigboot_adjacent_lvm_device }}' logical volume."
diff --git a/roles/rear_backup/templates/local.conf.j2 b/roles/rear_backup/templates/local.conf.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..435c784
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/rear_backup/templates/local.conf.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+##############################################
+# *** MANAGED BY ANSIBLE - DO NOT MODIFY *** #
+##############################################
+
+OUTPUT=ISO
+OUTPUT_URL=nfs://{{ rear_nfs_srv }}
+BACKUP=NETFS
+BACKUP_URL=nfs://{{ rear_nfs_srv }}
+USE_STATIC_NETWORKING=yes
+CLONSE_ALL_USERS_GROUPS=yes
+SSH_FILES=yes
+SSH_UNPROTECTED_PRIVATE_KEYS=yes
+GRUB_RESCUE=1
+KERNEL_CMDLINE="unattended"
+USER_INPUT_TIMEOUT=1
+USER_INPUT_DISK_LAYOUT_PROCEED_RECOVERY=yes
+ONLY_INCLUDE_VG=( "system" {% if bigboot_lv_vg_name is defined %}"{{ bigboot_lv_vg_name }}" {% endif -%} )
+{% if bigboot_lv_info.mount != '/lv1' %}
+BACKUP_PROG_EXCLUDE=( "${BACKUP_PROG_EXCLUDE[@]}" '/applog' )
+EXCLUDE_MOUNTPOINTS=( "${EXCLUDE_MOUNTPOINTS[@]" '/applog' )
+EXCLUDE_BACKUP=("${EXCLUDE_BACKUP[@]}" fs:/applog )
+{% endif %}