auth_enabled: false  # safe — loki is not exposed beyond obs-net. Add auth before binding port 3100 to host.

server:
  http_listen_port: 3100

common:
  instance_addr: 127.0.0.1
  path_prefix: /loki
  storage:
    filesystem:
      chunks_directory: /loki/chunks
      rules_directory: /loki/rules
  replication_factor: 1
  ring:
    kvstore:
      store: inmemory  # correct for single-node — no etcd/consul needed here

schema_config:
  configs:
    - from: 2024-01-01
      store: tsdb
      object_store: filesystem
      schema: v13
      index:
        prefix: index_
        period: 24h

limits_config:
  retention_period: 720h  # 30 days — low-volume family archive; revisit if log volume grows

compactor:
  working_directory: /loki/compactor
  compaction_interval: 10m
  retention_enabled: true
  retention_delete_delay: 2h
  retention_delete_worker_count: 150
  delete_request_store: filesystem

analytics:
  reporting_enabled: false  # no telemetry sent to Grafana Labs