diff --git a/hosts/monitoring/default.nix b/hosts/monitoring/default.nix
index f3c6829..e30daba 100644
--- a/hosts/monitoring/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/monitoring/default.nix
@@ -61,6 +61,12 @@
         per_stream_rate_limit = "32MB";
         per_stream_rate_limit_burst = "64MB";
         max_query_series = 100000;
+        retention_period = "672h"; # 28 days
+      };
+      compactor = {
+        retention_enabled = true;
+        working_directory = "/var/lib/loki/compactor";
+        delete_request_store = "filesystem";
       };
       schema_config = {
         configs = [
@@ -124,6 +130,7 @@
         ingestion_rate = 100000;
         ingestion_burst_size = 200000;
         max_global_series_per_user = 0;
+        compactor_blocks_retention_period = "672h"; # 28 days
       };
       store_gateway = {
         sharding_ring = {