diff --git a/devops-client/lib/devops-client/handler/stack.rb b/devops-client/lib/devops-client/handler/stack.rb
index c04d2ad..d681a45 100644
--- a/devops-client/lib/devops-client/handler/stack.rb
+++ b/devops-client/lib/devops-client/handler/stack.rb
@@ -50,8 +50,19 @@ class Stack < Handler
     env = fetcher.fetch_project(q[:project])['deploy_envs'].detect {|env| env['identifier'] == q[:deploy_env]}
     q[:provider] = env['provider']
 
-    filepath = options[:parameters_file] || enter_parameter(I18n.t('handler.stack.create.parameters_file'))
-    q[:parameters] = JSON.parse(File.read(filepath))
+    params_filepath = options[:parameters_file] || enter_parameter_or_empty(I18n.t('handler.stack.create.parameters_file'))
+    if params_filepath.empty?
+      q[:parameters] = {}
+    else
+      q[:parameters] = JSON.parse(File.read(params_filepath))
+    end
+
+    tags_filepath = options[:tags_file] || enter_parameter_or_empty(I18n.t('handler.stack.create.tags_file'))
+    if tags_filepath.empty?
+      q[:tags] = {}
+    else
+      q[:tags] = JSON.parse(File.read(tags_filepath))
+    end
 
     json = JSON.pretty_generate(q)
     if question(I18n.t("handler.stack.question.create")) {puts json}
diff --git a/devops-client/lib/devops-client/options/stack_options.rb b/devops-client/lib/devops-client/options/stack_options.rb
index 1c2daa5..435f855 100644
--- a/devops-client/lib/devops-client/options/stack_options.rb
+++ b/devops-client/lib/devops-client/options/stack_options.rb
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ class StackOptions < CommonOptions
       parser.recognize_option_value(:deploy_env)
       parser.recognize_option_value(:stack_template)
       parser.recognize_option_value(:parameters_file)
+      parser.recognize_option_value(:tags_file)
       parser.recognize_option_value(:run_list)
       parser.recognize_option_value(:without_bootstrap, type: :switch, switch_value: true)
     end
diff --git a/devops-client/locales/en.yml b/devops-client/locales/en.yml
index 383076e..a4a968b 100644
--- a/devops-client/locales/en.yml
+++ b/devops-client/locales/en.yml
@@ -115,8 +115,9 @@ en:
       create:
         id: "Id: "
         deploy_env: "Deploy env: "
-        parameters_file: "Path to file with JSON parameters: "
+        parameters_file: "Path to file with parameters in JSON (or Enter): "
         run_list: "Run list: "
+        tags_file: "Path to file with tags in JSON (or Enter): "
       question:
         create: "Are you sure to create stack?"
         delete: "Are you sure to delete stack '%{name}'?"
@@ -374,6 +375,7 @@ en:
         project: Stack project
         stack_template: Stack template
         parameters_file: File with parameters JSON
+        tags_file: File with tags JSON
         run_list: Stack run list
         without_bootstrap: Skip bootsraping phase on created instances
       stack_template:
diff --git a/devops-service/app/api2/routes/stack.rb b/devops-service/app/api2/routes/stack.rb
index 8d484c8..6db26fc 100644
--- a/devops-service/app/api2/routes/stack.rb
+++ b/devops-service/app/api2/routes/stack.rb
@@ -21,6 +21,29 @@ module Devops
             json Devops::API2_0::Handler::Stack.new(request).stack_servers(name).map(&:to_hash)
           end
 
+          # Create stack
+          #
+          # * *Request*
+          #   - method : PATCH
+          #   - headers :
+          #     - Accept: application/json
+          #     - Content-Type: application/json
+          #   - body :
+          #     {
+          #       "without_bootstrap": null,
+          #       "project": "project_name",
+          #       "deploy_env": "test",
+          #       "provider": "ec2",
+          #       "tags": {
+          #         "tagName": "tagValue"
+          #       },
+          #       "parameters": {
+          #         "KeyName": "Value"
+          #       }
+          #     }
+          #
+          # * *Returns* :
+          #   [report_id]
           app.post_with_headers "/stack", :headers => [:accept, :content_type] do
             check_privileges("stack", "w")
             json Devops::API2_0::Handler::Stack.new(request).create_stack
diff --git a/devops-service/db/mongo/models/stack/stack_base.rb b/devops-service/db/mongo/models/stack/stack_base.rb
index b9b2537..c67a437 100644
--- a/devops-service/db/mongo/models/stack/stack_base.rb
+++ b/devops-service/db/mongo/models/stack/stack_base.rb
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ module Devops
                                       ::Validators::FieldValidator::FieldType::Array,
                                       ::Validators::FieldValidator::RunList]
 
+      set_field_validators :tags, [::Validators::FieldValidator::Nil,
+                                      ::Validators::FieldValidator::FieldType::Hash]
+
       def initialize attrs={}
         self.set_provider(attrs)
         self.id = attrs['id']
@@ -52,6 +55,7 @@ module Devops
         self.owner = attrs['owner']
         self.run_list = attrs['run_list'] || []
         self.stack_status = attrs['stack_status']
+        self.tags = attrs['tags'] || {}
         self
       end
 
@@ -65,7 +69,8 @@ module Devops
           parameters: parameters,
           stack_status: stack_status,
           owner: owner,
-          run_list: run_list
+          run_list: run_list,
+          tags: tags
         }.merge(provider_hash)
       end
 
diff --git a/devops-service/providers/ec2.rb b/devops-service/providers/ec2.rb
index f882c68..d07b699 100644
--- a/devops-service/providers/ec2.rb
+++ b/devops-service/providers/ec2.rb
@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@ module Provider
         out << "Stack name: #{stack.name}\n"
         out << "Stack template: #{stack.stack_template}\n"
         out << "Stack parameters: #{stack.parameters}\n"
+        out << "Stack tags: #{JSON.pretty_generate(stack_tags(stack))}\n"
         out.flush
         response = cloud_formation.create_stack(stack.name,
           {
@@ -254,7 +255,7 @@ module Provider
         "cid:project" => stack.project,
         "cid:deployEnv" => stack.deploy_env,
         "cid:user" => stack.owner
-      }
+      }.merge(stack.tags)
     end
 
     def update_stack(stack, params)
diff --git a/devops-service/spec/models/stack/stack_ec2_spec.rb b/devops-service/spec/models/stack/stack_ec2_spec.rb
index 8e68708..ddfb952 100644
--- a/devops-service/spec/models/stack/stack_ec2_spec.rb
+++ b/devops-service/spec/models/stack/stack_ec2_spec.rb
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ RSpec.describe Devops::Model::StackEc2, type: :model do
     include_examples 'field type validation', :name, :maybe_nil, :non_empty_string, :field_validator
     include_examples 'field type validation', :owner, :not_nil, :non_empty_string, :field_validator
     include_examples 'field type validation', :run_list, :maybe_nil, :maybe_empty_array, :run_list, :field_validator
+    include_examples 'field type validation', :tags, :maybe_nil, :field_validator
 
     it 'validates provider' do
       stack.provider = nil
@@ -27,11 +28,13 @@ RSpec.describe Devops::Model::StackEc2, type: :model do
       stack.provider = ''
       expect(stack).not_to be_valid
     end
+
+    pending 'stack tags should be a hash'
   end
 
   describe '#to_hash_without_id' do
     it 'returns hash with several fields' do
-      expect(stack.to_hash_without_id.keys).to include('provider', :project, :deploy_env, :stack_template, :name, :owner, :run_list)
+      expect(stack.to_hash_without_id.keys).to include('provider', :project, :deploy_env, :stack_template, :name, :owner, :run_list, :tags)
     end
   end
 
@@ -43,6 +46,10 @@ RSpec.describe Devops::Model::StackEc2, type: :model do
     it 'sets run_list to empty array if it\'s blank' do
       expect(described_class.new.run_list).to eq []
     end
+
+    it 'sets tags to empty hash if it\'s blank' do
+      expect(described_class.new.tags).to eq({})
+    end
   end
 
 
diff --git a/devops-service/spec/workers/chef_node_name_builder_spec.rb b/devops-service/spec/workers/chef_node_name_builder_spec.rb
index 01ffaa0..ef14d0c 100644
--- a/devops-service/spec/workers/chef_node_name_builder_spec.rb
+++ b/devops-service/spec/workers/chef_node_name_builder_spec.rb
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ RSpec.describe ChefNodeNameBuilder do
       expect(build_node_name).to eq 'proj-master01-dev'
     end
 
-    it 'substitutes project, env, instanceid and cfname' do
+    it 'substitutes $project, $env, $instanceid and $cfname' do
       set_mask('$project/$env/$instanceid/$cfname')
       expect(build_node_name).to eq 'proj/dev/i-fac32c7e/master01'
     end
@@ -46,6 +46,21 @@ RSpec.describe ChefNodeNameBuilder do
       expect(build_node_name).to match /proj-\d+/
     end
 
+    it 'substitutes :project, :env, :instanceid and :cfname' do
+      set_mask(':project/:env/:instanceid/:cfname')
+      expect(build_node_name).to eq 'proj/dev/i-fac32c7e/master01'
+    end
+
+    it 'substitutes :time' do
+      set_mask(':project-:time')
+      expect(build_node_name).to match /proj-\d+/
+    end
+
+    it 'works with both colon and dollar variables' do
+      set_mask('$project/$env/:instanceid/:cfname')
+      expect(build_node_name).to eq 'proj/dev/i-fac32c7e/master01'
+    end
+
     it 'substitutes underscores to dashes' do
       server_info['tags']['Name'] = 'server_1'
       expect(build_node_name).to match 'proj-server-1-dev'
diff --git a/devops-service/workers/stack_bootstrap/chef_node_name_builder.rb b/devops-service/workers/stack_bootstrap/chef_node_name_builder.rb
index c88fa74..6315696 100644
--- a/devops-service/workers/stack_bootstrap/chef_node_name_builder.rb
+++ b/devops-service/workers/stack_bootstrap/chef_node_name_builder.rb
@@ -3,16 +3,32 @@ class ChefNodeNameBuilder
 
   def initialize(server_info, project, env)
     @server_info, @project, @env = server_info, project, env
-    @mask = (server_info['tags']['cid:node-name-mask'] || DEFAULT_MASK).dup
+    @mask = server_info['tags']['cid:node-name-mask'] || DEFAULT_MASK
   end
 
   def build_node_name
-    @mask.gsub!('$project', @project.id)
-    @mask.gsub!('$env', @env.identifier)
-    @mask.gsub!('$instanceid', @server_info['id'])
-    @mask.gsub!('$cfname', @server_info['tags']['Name'] || '')
-    @mask.gsub!('$time', Time.now.to_i.to_s)
-    @mask.gsub!('_', '-')
-    @mask
+    result = @mask.dup
+    replace_dollar_variables!(result)
+    replace_colon_variables!(result)
+    result.gsub!('_', '-')
+    result
+  end
+
+  private
+
+  def replace_dollar_variables!(result)
+    result.gsub!('$project', @project.id)
+    result.gsub!('$env', @env.identifier)
+    result.gsub!('$instanceid', @server_info['id'])
+    result.gsub!('$cfname', @server_info['tags']['Name'] || '')
+    result.gsub!('$time', Time.now.to_i.to_s)
+  end
+
+  def replace_colon_variables!(result)
+    result.gsub!(':project', @project.id)
+    result.gsub!(':env', @env.identifier)
+    result.gsub!(':instanceid', @server_info['id'])
+    result.gsub!(':cfname', @server_info['tags']['Name'] || '')
+    result.gsub!(':time', Time.now.to_i.to_s)
   end
 end
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