upgraded synapse to 1.18.0 and improved tags overall (dynamic tasks include does not allow fot tags inheritance, had to surround inner tasks with a block defining the tag)

deployer/group_vars/all/vars.yml

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ wordpress:
 gitea:
   version: 1.12.1
 synapse:
-  version: v1.15.1-py3
+  version: v1.18.0
 
 postgres:
   pg_hba_path: "/etc/postgresql/9.6/main/pg_hba.conf"

deployer/roles/build/tasks/drupal.yml

@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 ---
+
+- block: # Used for tagging all tasks with "drupal"
+
     - name: "Set site_data_path to {{ www_path }}/{{ site.slug }}"
       set_fact: site_data_path="{{ www_path }}/{{ site.slug }}"
       tags: always
@@ -63,3 +66,5 @@
     # https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-acquire-a-let-s-encrypt-certificate-using-ansible-on-ubuntu-18-04
     # Maybe using shell directly? e.g.
     # certbot certonly --webroot -w /var/www/letsencrypt -d <url>
+
+  tags: drupal # /block

deployer/roles/build/tasks/gitea.yml

@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 ---
+
+- block: # Used for tagging all tasks with "gitea"
+
     - name: "Set site_data_path to {{ www_path }}/{{ site.slug }}"
       set_fact: site_data_path="{{ www_path }}/{{ site.slug }}"
       tags: always
@@ -27,3 +30,4 @@
       import_tasks: backup.yml
       tags: backup
   
+  tags: gitea # / block

deployer/roles/build/tasks/main.yml

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   loop_control:
     loop_var: site
   when: site.type == "wordpress"
-  tags: wordpress,sites
+  tags: wordpress
 
 - name: Build Drupal sites
   include_tasks: drupal.yml  
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   loop_control:
     loop_var: site
   when: site.type == "drupal"
-  tags: drupal,sites
+  tags: drupal
 
 - name: Build Gitea sites
   include_tasks: gitea.yml  
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   loop_control:
     loop_var: site
   when: site.type == "gitea"
-  tags: gitea,sites
+  tags: gitea
 
 - name: Build Synapse sites
   include_tasks: synapse.yml  
@@ -30,4 +30,4 @@
   loop_control:
     loop_var: site
   when: site.type == "synapse"
-  tags: synapse,sites
+  tags: synapse

deployer/roles/build/tasks/synapse.yml

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 ---
+- block: # Used for tagging all tasks with "synapse"
+
     - name: "Set site_data_path to {{ www_path }}/{{ site.slug }}"
       set_fact: site_data_path="{{ www_path }}/{{ site.slug }}"
-  tags: always
 
     ####################
     # Render templates #
@@ -15,20 +16,19 @@
     # Generate configuration #
     ##########################
 
+    - block: # Used for tagging all tasks with "config"
         - name: "Create folder {{ site_data_path }}"
           file: 
             path: "{{ site_data_path }}"
             state: directory
             mode: "770"
             group: "www-data"
-  tags: config
 
         - name: "Copy homeserver.yaml to {{ site_data_path }}"
           copy:
             src: "{{ sites_path }}/{{ site.slug }}/homeserver.yaml"
             dest: "{{ site_data_path }}/homeserver.yaml"
             remote_src: yes
-  tags: config
 
         - name: "Let synapse generate missing configuration files"
           docker_container:
@@ -60,3 +60,5 @@
     - name: "Setup backups"
       import_tasks: backup.yml
       tags: backup
+
+  tags: synapse # / block

deployer/roles/build/tasks/wordpress.yml

@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 ---
+
+- block: # Used for tagging all tasks with "wordpress"
+
     - name: "Set site_data_path to {{ www_path }}/{{ site.slug }}_wp-content"
       set_fact: site_data_path="{{ www_path }}/{{ site.slug }}_wp-content"
       tags: always
@@ -97,3 +100,5 @@
     # https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-acquire-a-let-s-encrypt-certificate-using-ansible-on-ubuntu-18-04
     # Maybe using shell directly? e.g.
     # certbot certonly --webroot -w /var/www/letsencrypt -d <url>
+
+  tags: wordpress # / block

deployer/roles/deploy/tasks/drupal.yml

@@ -2,10 +2,14 @@
 # Needs variables:
 #   - site: dict describing the site install (cf group_vars/all/vars.yml)
 
+- block: # Used for tagging all tasks with "drupal"
+
     - name: Include nginx tasks
-  include_tasks: nginx.yml 
+      import_tasks: nginx.yml 
       tags: nginx
 
     - name: Include docker tasks
-  include_tasks: docker.yml
+      import_tasks: docker.yml
       tags: docker 
+
+  tags: drupal

deployer/roles/deploy/tasks/gitea.yml

@@ -2,10 +2,14 @@
 # Needs variables:
 #   - site: dict describing the site install (cf group_vars/all/vars.yml)
 
+- block: # Used for tagging all tasks with "gitea"
+
     - name: Include docker tasks
-  include_tasks: docker.yml
+      import_tasks: docker.yml
       tags: docker 
 
     - name: Include nginx tasks
-  include_tasks: nginx.yml 
+      import_tasks: nginx.yml 
       tags: nginx
+
+  tags: gitea

deployer/roles/deploy/tasks/synapse.yml

@@ -2,10 +2,14 @@
 # Needs variables:
 #   - site: dict describing the site install (cf group_vars/all/vars.yml)
 
+- block: # Used for tagging all tasks with "synapse"
+
     - name: Include docker tasks
-  include_tasks: docker.yml
+      import_tasks: docker.yml
       tags: docker
 
     - name: Include nginx tasks
-  include_tasks: nginx.yml 
+      import_tasks: nginx.yml 
       tags: nginx
+
+  tags: synapse

deployer/roles/deploy/tasks/wordpress.yml

@@ -2,10 +2,14 @@
 # Needs variables:
 #   - site: dict describing the site install (cf group_vars/all/vars.yml)
 
+- block: # Used for tagging all tasks with "wordpress"
+
     - name: Include nginx tasks
-  include_tasks: nginx.yml 
+      import_tasks: nginx.yml 
       tags: nginx
 
     - name: Include docker tasks
-  include_tasks: docker.yml
+      import_tasks: docker.yml
       tags: docker 
+
+  tags: wordpress