diff --git a/.env.sample b/.env.sample
index cb379a9..bde2ff8 100644
--- a/.env.sample
+++ b/.env.sample
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@ ENABLE_BACKUPS=true
 ## Grafana
 #
 # COMPOSE_FILE="$COMPOSE_FILE:compose.grafana.yml"
-# GF_SERVER_ROOT_URL=https://monitoring.example.com
+## GRAFANA_DOMAIN needs to be set. change it for a different domain
+#GRAFANA_DOMAIN=$DOMAIN
+# GF_SERVER_ROOT_URL=https://${GRAFANA_DOMAIN}
 # SECRET_GRAFANA_ADMIN_PASSWORD_VERSION=v1
-## Seperate domain for Grafana
-#GRAFANA_DOMAIN=grafana.example.com
 #
 ## Single-Sign-On with OIDC
 # COMPOSE_FILE="$COMPOSE_FILE:compose.grafana-oidc.yml"
@@ -85,3 +85,5 @@ ENABLE_BACKUPS=true
 #ALERT_BACKUP_NOT_SUCCESSFULL_ENABLED=true
 #ALERT_NODE_DISK_SPACE_ENABLED=true
 #ALERT_NODE_MEMORY_USAGE_ENABLED=true
+#ALERT_RESTIC_CHECK_FAILED_ENABLED=true
+#ALERT_RESTIC_OUTDATED_BACKUP_ENABLED=true
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diff --git a/abra.sh b/abra.sh
index bf3a0dc..e54caa7 100644
--- a/abra.sh
+++ b/abra.sh
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ export PROMETHEUS_YML_VERSION=v2
 export MATRIX_ALERTMANAGER_CONFIG_VERSION=e
 export MATRIX_ALERTMANAGER_ENTRYPOINT_VERSION=a
 export GRAFANA_ALERTS_NODE_VERSION=v1c
+export GRAFANA_ALERTS_RESTIC_VERSION=v2
 
 # creates a default prometheus scrape config for a given node
 add_node(){
diff --git a/compose.grafana.yml b/compose.grafana.yml
index ab6dd70..d967582 100644
--- a/compose.grafana.yml
+++ b/compose.grafana.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ services:
         target: /var/lib/grafana/dashboards/backup.json
       - source: gf_alerts_node
         target: /etc/grafana/provisioning/alerting/node.yml
+      - source: gf_alerts_restic
+        target: /etc/grafana/provisioning/alerting/restic.yml
     networks:
       - proxy
       - internal
@@ -34,12 +36,15 @@ services:
       - GF_INSTALL_PLUGINS
       - ALERT_NODE_DISK_SPACE_ENABLED
       - ALERT_NODE_MEMORY_USAGE_ENABLED
+      - ALERT_RESTIC_CHECK_FAILED_ENABLED
+      - ALERT_RESTIC_OUTDATED_BACKUP_ENABLED
+      - DOMAIN
     deploy:
       labels:
         - "traefik.enable=true"
         - "traefik.docker.network=proxy"
         - "traefik.http.services.${STACK_NAME}-grafana.loadbalancer.server.port=3000"
-        - "traefik.http.routers.${STACK_NAME}-grafana.rule=Host(`${GRAFANA_DOMAIN:-$DOMAIN}`)"
+        - "traefik.http.routers.${STACK_NAME}-grafana.rule=Host(`${GRAFANA_DOMAIN}`)"
         - "traefik.http.routers.${STACK_NAME}-grafana.entrypoints=web-secure"
         - "traefik.http.routers.${STACK_NAME}-grafana.tls=true"
         - "traefik.http.routers.${STACK_NAME}-grafana.tls.certresolver=${LETS_ENCRYPT_ENV}"
@@ -77,6 +82,10 @@ configs:
     template_driver: golang
     name: ${STACK_NAME}_gf_alerts_node_${GRAFANA_ALERTS_NODE_VERSION}
     file: alerts/node.yml.tmpl
+  gf_alerts_restic:
+    template_driver: golang
+    name: ${STACK_NAME}_gf_alerts_restiv_${GRAFANA_ALERTS_RESTIC_VERSION}
+    file: alerts/restic.yml.tmpl
 
 volumes:
   grafana-data:
diff --git a/compose.prometheus.yml b/compose.prometheus.yml
index e77bed7..c6e4b85 100644
--- a/compose.prometheus.yml
+++ b/compose.prometheus.yml
@@ -39,3 +39,8 @@ configs:
 
 volumes:
   prometheus-data:
+
+secrets:
+  basic_auth:
+    external: true
+    name: ${STACK_NAME}_basic_auth_${SECRET_BASIC_AUTH_VERSION}
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diff --git a/compose.promtail.yml b/compose.promtail.yml
index 7cf6cf8..743c126 100644
--- a/compose.promtail.yml
+++ b/compose.promtail.yml
@@ -27,4 +27,4 @@ configs:
 secrets:
   basic_auth:
     external: true
-    name: ${STACK_NAME}_basic_auth_${SECRET_BASIC_AUTH_VERSION}
+    name: ${STACK_NAME}_basic_auth_${SECRET_BASIC_AUTH_VERSION}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/grafana-dashboards.yml b/grafana-dashboards.yml
index 799f4a1..8411cca 100644
--- a/grafana-dashboards.yml
+++ b/grafana-dashboards.yml
@@ -11,13 +11,3 @@ providers:
     options:
       path: /var/lib/grafana/dashboards
       foldersFromFilesStructure: true
-  - name: 'default-alert-provider'
-    orgId: 1
-    folder: 'default-alerts'
-    type: file
-    disableDeletion: false
-    updateIntervalSeconds: 10
-    allowUiUpdates: true
-    options:
-      path: /var/lib/grafana/alerts
-      foldersFromFilesStructure: true
diff --git a/grafana-datasources.yml b/grafana-datasources.yml
index 4b22768..d8052bd 100644
--- a/grafana-datasources.yml
+++ b/grafana-datasources.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ apiVersion: 1
 datasources:
   - name: Prometheus
     type: prometheus
+    uid: prometheus
     access: proxy
     orgId: 1
     url: http://prometheus:9090
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@ datasources:
     editable: false
   - name: Loki
     type: loki
+    uid: loki
     access: proxy
     orgId: 1
     url: http://loki:3100