diff --git a/dockerfiles/services/dkregistry/docker-compose.yml b/dockerfiles/services/dkregistry/docker-compose.yml
index dfc93ba..317e46c 100644
--- a/dockerfiles/services/dkregistry/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/dockerfiles/services/dkregistry/docker-compose.yml
@@ -45,4 +45,5 @@ services:
       driver: fluentd
       options:
         fluentd-address: "logs.xai-corp.net:24224"
+        fluentd-async-connect: 'true'
         tag: dkregistry
diff --git a/dockerfiles/services/gitea/docker-compose.yml b/dockerfiles/services/gitea/docker-compose.yml
index a33d837..7602ca7 100644
--- a/dockerfiles/services/gitea/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/dockerfiles/services/gitea/docker-compose.yml
@@ -31,4 +31,5 @@ services:
       driver: fluentd
       options:
         fluentd-address: "logs.xai-corp.net:24224"
+        fluentd-async-connect: 'true'
         tag: gitea
diff --git a/dockerfiles/services/letsencrypt/docker-compose-update.yml b/dockerfiles/services/letsencrypt/docker-compose-update.yml
index caf3842..a29d3f5 100644
--- a/dockerfiles/services/letsencrypt/docker-compose-update.yml
+++ b/dockerfiles/services/letsencrypt/docker-compose-update.yml
@@ -47,4 +47,5 @@ services:
       driver: fluentd
       options:
         fluentd-address: "logs.xai-corp.net:24224"
+        fluentd-async-connect: 'true'
         tag: letsencrypt-update
diff --git a/dockerfiles/services/nextcloud/docker-compose-prod.yml b/dockerfiles/services/nextcloud/docker-compose-prod.yml
index 7752ca6..49800ee 100644
--- a/dockerfiles/services/nextcloud/docker-compose-prod.yml
+++ b/dockerfiles/services/nextcloud/docker-compose-prod.yml
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ services:
       driver: fluentd
       options:
         fluentd-address: "logs.xai-corp.net:24224"
+        fluentd-async-connect: 'true'
         tag: nextcloud
 
   collabora:
diff --git a/dockerfiles/services/services/fluentd/docker-compose.yml b/dockerfiles/services/services/fluentd/docker-compose.yml
index 44b65dc..ad37473 100644
--- a/dockerfiles/services/services/fluentd/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/dockerfiles/services/services/fluentd/docker-compose.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ services:
       - /opt/shared/logs:/fluentd/log
     ports:
       - "24224:24224"
+      - "24224:24224/udp"
 
 
     deploy:
diff --git a/dockerfiles/services/sslproxy/docker-compose-prod.yml b/dockerfiles/services/sslproxy/docker-compose-prod.yml
index d8101a1..cdecac1 100644
--- a/dockerfiles/services/sslproxy/docker-compose-prod.yml
+++ b/dockerfiles/services/sslproxy/docker-compose-prod.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ services:
       driver: fluentd
       options:
         fluentd-address: "logs.xai-corp.net:24224"
+        fluentd-async-connect: 'true'
         tag: sslproxy
 
 #    logging:
diff --git a/dockerfiles/services/ui/docker-compose.yml b/dockerfiles/services/ui/docker-compose.yml
index 02c540a..66571c2 100644
--- a/dockerfiles/services/ui/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/dockerfiles/services/ui/docker-compose.yml
@@ -35,4 +35,5 @@ services:
       driver: fluentd
       options:
         fluentd-address: "logs.xai-corp.net:24224"
+        fluentd-async-connect: 'true'
         tag: dkui
diff --git a/managed_setup.yml b/managed_setup.yml
index 147ed62..3388225 100644
--- a/managed_setup.yml
+++ b/managed_setup.yml
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@
     - user-richard
     - rsyslog
     - motd
+    - vbox-guest
     - { role: Datadog.datadog, when: ansible_architecture != 'armv7l' } #does not support armhf architecture. should switch to fluentd or logstash
     - { role: ddagent_source, when: ansible_architecture == 'armv7l' }
 
diff --git a/roles/vbox-guest/tasks/main.yml b/roles/vbox-guest/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a8393fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/vbox-guest/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+---
+# install virtual box guest additions on ubuntu16.04
+
+- name: install system packages
+  apt:
+    state: present
+    name: "{{item}}"
+    update_cache: yes
+  with_items:
+    - virtualbox-guest-dkms
+  when: ansible_virtualization_role == "guest"
diff --git a/test-ping.yml b/test-ping.yml
index 3227b42..831b0f4 100644
--- a/test-ping.yml
+++ b/test-ping.yml
@@ -10,3 +10,5 @@
   tasks:
     - name: test connection
       ping:
+
+    - debug: var=ansible_virtualization_role