diff --git a/doc/file.README.html b/doc/file.README.html
index 38d25ed..b246cfa 100644
--- a/doc/file.README.html
+++ b/doc/file.README.html
@@ -108,8 +108,6 @@
 <p>INSTALLATION</p>
 <ul><li>
 <p>installs alloy binaries</p>
-</li><li>
-<p>installs node exporter (optional, set <code>ay_manage_ne</code>to <code>true</code>)</p>
 </li></ul>
 
 <p>CONFIGURATION</p>
diff --git a/doc/index.html b/doc/index.html
index e0bcfd9..d86683f 100644
--- a/doc/index.html
+++ b/doc/index.html
@@ -108,8 +108,6 @@
 <p>INSTALLATION</p>
 <ul><li>
 <p>installs alloy binaries</p>
-</li><li>
-<p>installs node exporter (optional, set <code>ay_manage_ne</code>to <code>true</code>)</p>
 </li></ul>
 
 <p>CONFIGURATION</p>
diff --git a/doc/puppet_classes/confdroid_alloy_3A_3Aparams.html b/doc/puppet_classes/confdroid_alloy_3A_3Aparams.html
index 60f9ae3..d6844d3 100644
--- a/doc/puppet_classes/confdroid_alloy_3A_3Aparams.html
+++ b/doc/puppet_classes/confdroid_alloy_3A_3Aparams.html
@@ -234,24 +234,6 @@
       
     </li>
   
-    <li>
-      
-        <span class='name'>ay_manage_ne</span>
-      
-      
-        <span class='type'>(<tt>Boolean</tt>)</span>
-      
-      
-        <em class="default">(defaults to: <tt>false</tt>)</em>
-      
-      
-        &mdash;
-        <div class='inline'>
-<p>whether to manage metric forwarding for the node exporter (external)</p>
-</div>
-      
-    </li>
-  
     <li>
       
         <span class='name'>ay_prom_url</span>
@@ -284,6 +266,42 @@
         &mdash;
         <div class='inline'>
 <p>the logging targets</p>
+</div>
+      
+    </li>
+  
+    <li>
+      
+        <span class='name'>ay_prom_honor_timestamps</span>
+      
+      
+        <span class='type'>(<tt>Boolean</tt>)</span>
+      
+      
+        <em class="default">(defaults to: <tt>true</tt>)</em>
+      
+      
+        &mdash;
+        <div class='inline'>
+<p>whether to honor timestamps in prometheus metrics</p>
+</div>
+      
+    </li>
+  
+    <li>
+      
+        <span class='name'>ay_prom_track_timestamps_staleness</span>
+      
+      
+        <span class='type'>(<tt>Boolean</tt>)</span>
+      
+      
+        <em class="default">(defaults to: <tt>true</tt>)</em>
+      
+      
+        &mdash;
+        <div class='inline'>
+<p>whether to track timestamps staleness in prometheus metrics</p>
 </div>
       
     </li>
@@ -299,8 +317,6 @@
         <pre class="lines">
 
 
-17
-18
 19
 20
 21
@@ -330,29 +346,29 @@
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 46
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-48</pre>
+48
+49</pre>
       </td>
       <td>
-        <pre class="code"><span class="info file"># File 'manifests/params.pp', line 17</span>
+        <pre class="code"><span class="info file"># File 'manifests/params.pp', line 19</span>
 
 class confdroid_alloy::params (
 
-  String $ay_reqpackages      = &#39;alloy&#39;,
-  String $ay_pkg_ensure       = &#39;latest&#39;,
+  String $ay_reqpackages                      = &#39;alloy&#39;,
+  String $ay_pkg_ensure                       = &#39;latest&#39;,
 
 # loki
-  Boolean $ay_manage_loki     = true,
-  String $ay_loki_url         = &#39;https://loki.example.net/loki/api/v1/push&#39;,
-  String $ay_loki_username    = &#39;loki_user&#39;,
-  String $ay_loki_userpass    = &#39;loki_pass&#39;,
-  Array $ay_log_targets       = [&#39;/var/log/messages&#39;,&#39;/var/log/secure&#39;,],
+  Boolean $ay_manage_loki                     = true,
+  String $ay_loki_url                         = &#39;https://loki.example.net/loki/api/v1/push&#39;,
+  String $ay_loki_username                    = &#39;loki_user&#39;,
+  String $ay_loki_userpass                    = &#39;loki_pass&#39;,
+  Array $ay_log_targets                       = [&#39;/var/log/messages&#39;,&#39;/var/log/secure&#39;,],
 
 # prometheus
-  Boolean $ay_manage_prom     = true,
-  String $ay_prom_url         = &#39;https://prometheus.example.net/api/v1/write&#39;,
-
-# node exporter (external)
-  Boolean $ay_manage_ne       = false,
+  Boolean $ay_manage_prom                     = true,
+  String $ay_prom_url                         = &#39;https://prometheus.example.net/api/v1/write&#39;,
+  Boolean $ay_prom_honor_timestamps           = true,
+  Boolean $ay_prom_track_timestamps_staleness = true,
 
 ) {
   # service