diff --git a/.env.sample b/.env.sample
index 3fa6ec8..025b2a3 100644
--- a/.env.sample
+++ b/.env.sample
@@ -5,16 +5,21 @@ PROMETHEUS_DOMAIN=prometheus.example.com
 
 LETS_ENCRYPT_ENV=production
 
-#GF_SMTP_HOST
-#GF_SMTP_ENABLED
-#GF_SMTP_FROM_ADDRESS
-#GF_SMTP_SKIP_VERIFY
-#GF_SECURITY_ALLOW_EMBEDDING
-#GF_INSTALL_PLUGINS=grafana-piechart-panel
-#GF_SERVER_ROOT_URL=https://${GRAFANA_DOMAIN}
+# grafana SMTP configuration (optional)
+#GF_SMTP_HOST=changeme
+#GF_SMTP_ENABLED=1
+#GF_SMTP_FROM_ADDRESS=grafana@example.com
+#GF_SMTP_SKIP_VERIFY=1
 
-LOKI_AWS_ENDPOINT
-LOKI_AWS_REGION
-LOKI_ACCESS_KEY_ID
-LOKI_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY
-LOKI_BUCKET_NAMES
+# Additional grafana settings (unlikely to require editing)
+GF_SECURITY_ALLOW_EMBEDDING=1
+GF_INSTALL_PLUGINS=grafana-piechart-panel
+GF_SERVER_ROOT_URL=https://${GRAFANA_DOMAIN}
+
+# Loki stores logs in object storage, fill these up with your
+# minio configuration (or any s3-compatible object store)
+LOKI_AWS_ENDPOINT=https://minio/
+LOKI_AWS_REGION=eu-west-1
+LOKI_ACCESS_KEY_ID=
+LOKI_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=
+LOKI_BUCKET_NAMES=loki