tasks:

- yum:

    name:

    - httpd

    - memcached

    state: present

  tags:

  - packages

​

- template:

    src: templates/src.j2

    dest: /etc/foo.conf

  tags:

  - configuration

​

ansible-playbook example.yml --tags "configuration,packages"

​

# Tags goes at same indentation as name or service: 

- name: Create Postgres Container 

  tags: createcontainer

  docker_container:

    name: mypostgres

    ...

# Then in the command line:

ansible-playbook myplaybook.yaml --tags createcontainer

ansible-playbook example.yml --list-tags

ansible-playbook example.yml --tags "configuration,packages" --list-tasks