diff --git a/README.adoc b/README.adoc
index 96f5f39f..8f4ebf77 100644
--- a/README.adoc
+++ b/README.adoc
@@ -139,6 +139,14 @@ Type: `bool`
 
 Default: `false`
 
+==== [[input_retention]] <<input_retention,retention>>
+
+Description: Logs retention period.To deactivate retention, pass 0s.
+
+Type: `string`
+
+Default: `"30d"`
+
 === Outputs
 
 The following outputs are exported:
@@ -172,8 +180,8 @@ Description: n/a
 |[[provider_null]] <<provider_null,null>> |>= 3
 |[[provider_random]] <<provider_random,random>> |>= 3
 |[[provider_htpasswd]] <<provider_htpasswd,htpasswd>> |>= 1
-|[[provider_argocd]] <<provider_argocd,argocd>> |>= 4
 |[[provider_utils]] <<provider_utils,utils>> |>= 1
+|[[provider_argocd]] <<provider_argocd,argocd>> |>= 4
 |===
 
 = Resources
@@ -279,6 +287,12 @@ object({
 |`false`
 |no
 
+|[[input_retention]] <<input_retention,retention>>
+|Logs retention period.To deactivate retention, pass 0s.
+|`string`
+|`"30d"`
+|no
+
 |===
 
 = Outputs
diff --git a/aks/README.adoc b/aks/README.adoc
index da5ce440..a62e2064 100644
--- a/aks/README.adoc
+++ b/aks/README.adoc
@@ -159,6 +159,14 @@ Type: `bool`
 
 Default: `false`
 
+==== [[input_retention]] <<input_retention,retention>>
+
+Description: Logs retention period.To deactivate retention, pass 0s.
+
+Type: `string`
+
+Default: `"30d"`
+
 === Outputs
 
 The following outputs are exported:
@@ -319,6 +327,12 @@ object({
 |`false`
 |no
 
+|[[input_retention]] <<input_retention,retention>>
+|Logs retention period.To deactivate retention, pass 0s.
+|`string`
+|`"30d"`
+|no
+
 |===
 
 = Outputs
diff --git a/aks/main.tf b/aks/main.tf
index 32a5e6f4..4e6deecd 100644
--- a/aks/main.tf
+++ b/aks/main.tf
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ module "loki-stack" {
   app_autosync     = var.app_autosync
   dependency_ids   = var.dependency_ids
 
+  retention        = var.retention
   distributed_mode = var.distributed_mode
   ingress          = var.ingress
   enable_filebeat  = var.enable_filebeat
diff --git a/eks/README.adoc b/eks/README.adoc
index 5d28e913..bc11178e 100644
--- a/eks/README.adoc
+++ b/eks/README.adoc
@@ -141,6 +141,14 @@ Type: `bool`
 
 Default: `false`
 
+==== [[input_retention]] <<input_retention,retention>>
+
+Description: Logs retention period.To deactivate retention, pass 0s.
+
+Type: `string`
+
+Default: `"30d"`
+
 === Outputs
 
 The following outputs are exported:
@@ -279,6 +287,12 @@ object({
 |`false`
 |no
 
+|[[input_retention]] <<input_retention,retention>>
+|Logs retention period.To deactivate retention, pass 0s.
+|`string`
+|`"30d"`
+|no
+
 |===
 
 = Outputs
diff --git a/eks/main.tf b/eks/main.tf
index d0990f8d..a98de3cf 100644
--- a/eks/main.tf
+++ b/eks/main.tf
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ module "loki-stack" {
   app_autosync     = var.app_autosync
   dependency_ids   = var.dependency_ids
 
+  retention        = var.retention
   distributed_mode = var.distributed_mode
   ingress          = var.ingress
   enable_filebeat  = var.enable_filebeat
diff --git a/kind/README.adoc b/kind/README.adoc
index fad33662..59136cab 100644
--- a/kind/README.adoc
+++ b/kind/README.adoc
@@ -142,6 +142,14 @@ Type: `bool`
 
 Default: `false`
 
+==== [[input_retention]] <<input_retention,retention>>
+
+Description: Logs retention period.To deactivate retention, pass 0s.
+
+Type: `string`
+
+Default: `"30d"`
+
 === Outputs
 
 The following outputs are exported:
@@ -281,6 +289,12 @@ object({
 |`false`
 |no
 
+|[[input_retention]] <<input_retention,retention>>
+|Logs retention period.To deactivate retention, pass 0s.
+|`string`
+|`"30d"`
+|no
+
 |===
 
 = Outputs
diff --git a/kind/main.tf b/kind/main.tf
index d0990f8d..a98de3cf 100644
--- a/kind/main.tf
+++ b/kind/main.tf
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ module "loki-stack" {
   app_autosync     = var.app_autosync
   dependency_ids   = var.dependency_ids
 
+  retention        = var.retention
   distributed_mode = var.distributed_mode
   ingress          = var.ingress
   enable_filebeat  = var.enable_filebeat
diff --git a/locals.tf b/locals.tf
index ff90246f..5abc3380 100644
--- a/locals.tf
+++ b/locals.tf
@@ -67,8 +67,7 @@ locals {
               }
             }
             compactor = {
-              retention_delete_delay = "1h"
-              retention_enabled      = false
+              retention_enabled = true
             }
             ingester = {
               lifecycler = {
@@ -85,10 +84,10 @@ locals {
               ingestion_rate_mb           = 10
               max_chunks_per_query        = 0
               max_entries_limit_per_query = 0
-              max_query_length            = "9000h"
+              max_query_length            = var.retention
               max_query_parallelism       = 6
               per_stream_rate_limit       = "10MB"
-              retention_period            = "9000h"
+              retention_period            = var.retention
             }
             querier = {
               max_concurrent = 2
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index 9ae83ede..eaaca6ed 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -71,3 +71,14 @@ variable "enable_filebeat" {
   type        = bool
   default     = false
 }
+
+variable "retention" {
+  description = "Logs retention period.To deactivate retention, pass 0s."
+  type        = string
+  default     = "30d"
+
+  validation {
+    condition     = var.retention != null
+    error_message = "Variable must not be null."
+  }
+}