diff --git a/.env.sample b/.env.sample
index 7250be9..3fa6ec8 100644
--- a/.env.sample
+++ b/.env.sample
@@ -12,3 +12,9 @@ LETS_ENCRYPT_ENV=production
 #GF_SECURITY_ALLOW_EMBEDDING
 #GF_INSTALL_PLUGINS=grafana-piechart-panel
 #GF_SERVER_ROOT_URL=https://${GRAFANA_DOMAIN}
+
+LOKI_AWS_ENDPOINT
+LOKI_AWS_REGION
+LOKI_ACCESS_KEY_ID
+LOKI_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY
+LOKI_BUCKET_NAMES
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6a99910..bc2fed2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,12 +17,13 @@ A server and application monitoring stack based on Prometheus, Loki and Grafana.
 
 1. Set up Docker Swarm and [`abra`]
 2. Deploy [`coop-cloud/traefik`]
-3. `abra app new monitoring --secrets` (optionally with `--pass` if you'd like
+3. Deploy [`coop-cloud/minio`]
+4. `abra app new monitoring --secrets` (optionally with `--pass` if you'd like
    to save secrets in `pass`)
-4. `abra app YOURAPPDOMAIN config` - be sure to change `GRAFANA_DOMAIN` and `PROMETHEUS_DOMAIN` to something that resolves to
+5. `abra app YOURAPPDOMAIN config` - be sure to change `GRAFANA_DOMAIN` and `PROMETHEUS_DOMAIN` to something that resolves to
    your Docker swarm box
-5. `abra app YOURAPPDOMAIN deploy`
-6. Open the configured domain in your browser to finish set-up
+6. `abra app YOURAPPDOMAIN deploy`
+7. Open the configured domain in your browser to finish set-up
 
 [`abra`]: https://git.autonomic.zone/autonomic-cooperative/abra
 [`coop-cloud/traefik`]: https://git.autonomic.zone/coop-cloud/traefik
diff --git a/compose.yml b/compose.yml
index 1526199..5f1bee5 100644
--- a/compose.yml
+++ b/compose.yml
@@ -144,8 +144,9 @@ configs:
     name: ${STACK_NAME}_promtail_yml_${PROMTAIL_YML_VERSION}
     file: promtail.yml
   loki_yml:
+    template_driver: golang
     name: ${STACK_NAME}_loki_yml_${LOKI_YML_VERSION}
-    file: loki.yml
+    file: loki.yml.tmpl
   node_exporter_entrypoint_sh:
     name: ${STACK_NAME}_node_exporter_entrypoint_${NODE_EXPORTER_ENTRYPOINT_VERSION}
     file: node-exporter-entrypoint.sh
diff --git a/loki.yml b/loki.yml.tmpl
similarity index 84%
rename from loki.yml
rename to loki.yml.tmpl
index c4a2b21..a899331 100644
--- a/loki.yml
+++ b/loki.yml.tmpl
@@ -52,11 +52,11 @@ storage_config:
    shared_store: aws
 
  aws:
-   endpoint:
-   region:
-   access_key_id:
-   secret_access_key:
-   bucketnames:
+   endpoint: {{ env LOKI_AWS_ENDPOINT }}
+   region: {{ env LOKI_AWS_REGION }}
+   access_key_id: {{ env LOKI_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
+   secret_access_key: {{ env LOKI_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
+   bucketnames: {{ env_LOKI_BUCKET_NAMES }}
    insecure: false
    sse_encryption: false
    http_config: