diff --git a/ansible/roles/rustfs/defaults/main.yml b/ansible/roles/rustfs/defaults/main.yml
index fa180b34..0cd98e44 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/rustfs/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/rustfs/defaults/main.yml
@@ -16,3 +16,7 @@ rustfs_secret_key: "rustfsadmin"
 rustfs_console_enable: true
 rustfs_obs_logger_level: "error"
 
+# Erasure coding - EC:1 allows 2-node quorum (1 parity drive)
+# With 3 nodes, this means the cluster can operate with 2 nodes up
+rustfs_storage_class_standard: "EC:1"
+
diff --git a/ansible/roles/rustfs/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/rustfs/tasks/main.yml
index 2385067f..775e9856 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/rustfs/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/rustfs/tasks/main.yml
@@ -80,6 +80,9 @@
     src: rustfs.cluster.j2
     dest: "{{ rustfs_config_file }}"
   notify: Restart rustfs
+  tags:
+    - config
+    - rustfs-config
 
 - name: Create RustFS systemd service
   template:
diff --git a/ansible/roles/rustfs/templates/rustfs.cluster.j2 b/ansible/roles/rustfs/templates/rustfs.cluster.j2
index 67d8d815..9087134e 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/rustfs/templates/rustfs.cluster.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/rustfs/templates/rustfs.cluster.j2
@@ -7,3 +7,5 @@ RUSTFS_CONSOLE_ADDRESS=":{{ rustfs_console_port }}"
 RUSTFS_CONSOLE_ENABLE={{ rustfs_console_enable | lower }}
 RUSTFS_OBS_LOGGER_LEVEL={{ rustfs_obs_logger_level }}
 RUSTFS_OBS_LOG_DIRECTORY="{{ rustfs_log_dir }}/"
+# Erasure coding for 2-node quorum support
+RUSTFS_STORAGE_CLASS_STANDARD="{{ rustfs_storage_class_standard }}"