diff --git a/ansible/awfulAll.yml b/ansible/awfulAll.yml
index 1e7f2af..2295de7 100644
--- a/ansible/awfulAll.yml
+++ b/ansible/awfulAll.yml
@@ -6,5 +6,4 @@
   tasks:
     - debug: msg="Deploying awful stack to cloud server"
   roles:
-    - { name: awfulAll }
-
+    - { name: awfulAll, tags: ['awfulAll'] }
diff --git a/ansible/readme.org b/ansible/readme.org
index c01878b..e8abf21 100644
--- a/ansible/readme.org
+++ b/ansible/readme.org
@@ -17,3 +17,9 @@ you probably want to deploy clients individually most of the time. to do that, p
    - add the privkey to the groupvars/vault.yml
    - add a task referencing the new client
    - add a template with the groupvars embedded.
+
+* instructions on specific roles
+** awfulAll
+awfulAll is a single server that's a catch all for services that don't need a dedicated vm.
+~ansible-playbook -i hosts.yml awfulAll.yml --tags awfulAll
+~