diff --git a/playbooks/time-region.yml b/playbooks/time-region.yml
index dcb12c1..d0bf4f8 100644
--- a/playbooks/time-region.yml
+++ b/playbooks/time-region.yml
@@ -1,16 +1,23 @@
 ---
-- name: Configure timezone and NTP
+- name: Configure timezone and NTP (LXC-Aware)
   hosts: all
   become: yes
 
   vars:
-    # America/New_York correctly handles Eastern Standard/Daylight Time
     timezone_region: "America/New_York"
     ntp_server: "time.google.com"
 
   tasks:
   # ----------------------------------------------------------
-  # TIMEZONE (LXC + Ubuntu + Rocky safe)
+  # SETUP FACTS
+  # ----------------------------------------------------------
+    - name: Ensure virtualization facts are gathered
+      ansible.builtin.setup:
+        gather_subset:
+          - virtualization
+
+  # ----------------------------------------------------------
+  # TIMEZONE (Required for ALL systems, LXC and VMs)
   # ----------------------------------------------------------
     - name: Copy timezone file
       ansible.builtin.copy:
@@ -25,76 +32,79 @@
         content: "{{ timezone_region }}\n"
       register: tz_write
 
-    - name: Debug timezone set
-      ansible.builtin.debug:
-        msg: "Timezone set to {{ timezone_region }} successfully."
-      when: tz_copy.changed or tz_write.changed
+  # ----------------------------------------------------------
+  # LXC CONTAINER HANDLING (Disable NTP)
+  # ----------------------------------------------------------
+    - name: Stop and mask timesyncd on LXC (Ubuntu/Debian)
+      ansible.builtin.systemd:
+        name: systemd-timesyncd
+        state: stopped
+        enabled: no
+        masked: yes
+      when: 
+        - ansible_os_family == "Debian"
+        - ansible_virtualization_type == "lxc"
+
+    - name: Stop and mask chronyd on LXC (RHEL-based)
+      ansible.builtin.systemd:
+        name: chronyd
+        state: stopped
+        enabled: no
+        masked: yes
+      when: 
+        - ansible_os_family == "RedHat"
+        - ansible_virtualization_type == "lxc"
 
   # ----------------------------------------------------------
-  # NTP CONFIGURATION (OS Specific)
+  # FULL VM / HARDWARE HANDLING (Configure NTP)
   # ----------------------------------------------------------
-    - name: Configure timesyncd (Ubuntu/Debian)
+    - name: Configure timesyncd on VMs (Ubuntu/Debian)
       ansible.builtin.lineinfile:
         path: /etc/systemd/timesyncd.conf
         regexp: '^#?NTP='
         line: "NTP={{ ntp_server }}"
         state: present
-      when: ansible_os_family == "Debian"
+      when: 
+        - ansible_os_family == "Debian"
+        - ansible_virtualization_type != "lxc"
       notify: Restart timesyncd
 
-    - name: Disable default chrony pools/servers (RHEL-based)
+    - name: Disable default chrony pools on VMs (RHEL-based)
       ansible.builtin.replace:
         path: /etc/chrony.conf
         regexp: '^(pool|server) .*'
         replace: '# \1 removed by Ansible'
-      when: ansible_os_family == "RedHat"
+      when: 
+        - ansible_os_family == "RedHat"
+        - ansible_virtualization_type != "lxc"
 
-    - name: Configure chrony (RHEL-based)
+    - name: Configure chrony on VMs (RHEL-based)
       ansible.builtin.lineinfile:
         path: /etc/chrony.conf
         line: "server {{ ntp_server }} iburst"
         insertafter: EOF
         state: present
-      when: ansible_os_family == "RedHat"
+      when: 
+        - ansible_os_family == "RedHat"
+        - ansible_virtualization_type != "lxc"
       notify: Restart chronyd
 
   # ----------------------------------------------------------
-  # VERIFICATION
+  # FINAL SUMMARY
   # ----------------------------------------------------------
-    - name: Flush handlers to restart NTP services immediately
-      ansible.builtin.meta: flush_handlers
-
     - name: Verify current system time
       ansible.builtin.command: date
       register: check_time
       changed_when: false
 
-    - name: Verify NTP configuration (Ubuntu/Debian)
-      ansible.builtin.shell: grep -i '^NTP=' /etc/systemd/timesyncd.conf || echo "NTP not set in config"
-      register: check_ntp_deb
-      changed_when: false
-      when: ansible_os_family == "Debian"
-
-    - name: Verify NTP configuration (RHEL-based)
-      ansible.builtin.command: chronyc sources
-      register: check_ntp_rhel
-      changed_when: false
-      failed_when: false
-      when: ansible_os_family == "RedHat"
-
-  # ----------------------------------------------------------
-  # FINAL SUMMARY
-  # ----------------------------------------------------------
     - name: Final summary
       ansible.builtin.debug:
         msg: 
-          - "Configuration successfully applied on {{ inventory_hostname }}"
+          - "Setup complete on {{ inventory_hostname }} (Environment: {{ ansible_virtualization_type | default('unknown') }})"
           - "System Time: {{ check_time.stdout }}"
-          - "Debian NTP Config: {{ check_ntp_deb.stdout | default('Skipped (Not Debian)') }}"
-          - "RHEL Active NTP Sources: {{ check_ntp_rhel.stdout_lines[2:] | default('Skipped (Not RHEL)') | join(' | ') }}"
 
   # ----------------------------------------------------------
-  # HANDLERS
+  # HANDLERS (Only triggers for VMs)
   # ----------------------------------------------------------
   handlers:
     - name: Restart timesyncd
@@ -102,11 +112,9 @@
         name: systemd-timesyncd
         state: restarted
         enabled: yes
-      when: ansible_os_family == "Debian"
 
     - name: Restart chronyd
       ansible.builtin.systemd:
         name: chronyd
         state: restarted
-        enabled: yes
-      when: ansible_os_family == "RedHat"
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+        enabled: yes
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