diff --git a/grafana/files/default b/grafana/files/default
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0eb79e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/grafana/files/default
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+{%- from "grafana/map.jinja" import server with context %}
+GRAFANA_USER={{ server.user }}
+
+GRAFANA_GROUP={{ server.group }}
+
+GRAFANA_HOME=/usr/share/grafana
+
+LOG_DIR={{ server.path.logs }}
+
+DATA_DIR={{ server.path.data }}
+
+MAX_OPEN_FILES=10000
+
+CONF_DIR=/etc/grafana
+
+CONF_FILE=/etc/grafana/grafana.ini
+
+RESTART_ON_UPGRADE=true
+
+PLUGINS_DIR={{ server.path.data }}/plugins
+
+# Only used on systemd systems
+PID_FILE_DIR={{ server.path.pid_file_dir }}
diff --git a/grafana/files/grafana.ini b/grafana/files/grafana.ini
index f2071bb..7742a8f 100644
--- a/grafana/files/grafana.ini
+++ b/grafana/files/grafana.ini
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@
 [paths]
 # Path to where grafana can store temp files, sessions, and the sqlite3 db (if that is used)
 #
-;data = /var/lib/grafana
+data = {{ server.path.data }}
 #
 # Directory where grafana can store logs
 #
-;logs = /var/log/grafana
+logs = {{ server.path.logs }}
 
 #################################### Server ####################################
 [server]
@@ -288,4 +288,3 @@ path = {{ server.dashboards.path }}
 ;enabled = false
 ;path = /var/lib/grafana/dashboards
 {%- endif %}
-
diff --git a/grafana/map.jinja b/grafana/map.jinja
index dc0a52d..c7c4bd4 100644
--- a/grafana/map.jinja
+++ b/grafana/map.jinja
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@ Debian:
   pkgs:
   - grafana
   service: grafana-server
+  user: grafana
+  group: grafana
+  path:
+    home: /usr/share/grafana
+    data: /var/lib/grafana
+    logs: /var/log/grafana
+    pid_file_dir: /var/run/grafana
   bind:
     address: 0.0.0.0
     port: 3000
diff --git a/grafana/server.sls b/grafana/server.sls
index 7c66e5c..8bc42b1 100644
--- a/grafana/server.sls
+++ b/grafana/server.sls
@@ -28,6 +28,14 @@ grafana_packages:
 {%- endif %}
 
 
+/etc/default/grafana-server:
+  file.managed:
+  - name: /etc/default/grafana-server
+  - source: salt://grafana/files/default
+  - template: jinja
+  - require:
+    - pkg: grafana_packages
+
 {%- if server.dashboards.enabled %}
 
 grafana_copy_default_dashboards:
@@ -69,6 +77,20 @@ grafana_{{ theme_name }}_css_override:
 
 {%- endfor %}
 
+{{server.path.data}}:
+  file.directory:
+    - makedirs: True
+    - mode: 755
+    - user: {{ server.user }}
+    - group: {{ server.group }}
+
+{{server.path.logs}}:
+  file.directory:
+    - makedirs: True
+    - mode: 755
+    - user: {{ server.user }}
+    - group: {{ server.group }}
+
 grafana_service:
   service.running:
   - name: {{ server.service }}
@@ -78,6 +100,7 @@ grafana_service:
   - init_delay: 5
   - watch:
     - file: /etc/grafana/grafana.ini
+    - file: /etc/default/grafana-server
 
 {%- for plugin_name, plugin in server.get('plugins', {}).iteritems() %}
 {%- if plugin.get('enabled', False) %}