diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index 5acae8c..0f926e0 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -10,10 +10,6 @@
 # @param [boolean] ay_manage_prom whether to manage metric forwarding
 # @param [string] ay_prom_url the url where alloy will send metrics
 # @param [array] ay_log_targets the logging targets
-# @param [boolean] ay_manage_user whether to manage user settings
-# @param [string] ay_user the alloy user name
-# @param [array] ay_groups which groups the user should be in
-# @param [string] ay_user_shell which shell to use
 # @summary Class contains all parameters for the alloy_cd module.
 ##############################################################################
 class alloy_cd::params (
@@ -32,12 +28,6 @@ class alloy_cd::params (
   Boolean $ay_manage_prom     = true,
   String $ay_prom_url         = 'https://prometheus.example.net/api/v1/write',
 
-# user
-  Boolean $ay_manage_user     = true,
-  String $ay_user             = 'alloy',
-  Array $ay_groups            = ['systemd-journal','adm'],
-  String $ay_user_shell       = '/sbin/nologin',
-
 ) {
   # service
   $ay_service         = 'alloy'
diff --git a/templates/config.alloy.erb b/templates/config.alloy.erb
index 49e4e2e..2f1b950 100644
--- a/templates/config.alloy.erb
+++ b/templates/config.alloy.erb
@@ -61,10 +61,21 @@ prometheus.exporter.unix "system_metrics" {
 
 prometheus.scrape "scrape_system" {
   targets    = prometheus.exporter.unix.system_metrics.targets
-  forward_to = [prometheus.remote_write.prometheus.receiver]
+  forward_to = [prometheus.process.metrics.receiver]
   scrape_interval = "15s"
 }
 
+prometheus.process "metrics" {
+
+  stage.static_labels {
+    values = {
+      fqdn = constants.hostname,
+      service = "prometheus",
+    }
+  }
+    forward_to = [prometheus.remote_write.prometheus.receiver]
+}
+
 prometheus.remote_write "prometheus" {
   endpoint {
     url = "<%= @ay_prom_url %>"