diff --git a/pillar.example b/pillar.example
index 5feb67c..b482dc6 100644
--- a/pillar.example
+++ b/pillar.example
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 # vim: ft=yaml
 ---
 prometheus:
-  pkg: prometheus
+  pkg:
+    name: prometheus
   config_file: /etc/prometheus/prometheus.yml
   service:
     name: prometheus
diff --git a/prometheus/defaults.yaml b/prometheus/defaults.yaml
index cf551cd..691bfab 100644
--- a/prometheus/defaults.yaml
+++ b/prometheus/defaults.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,16 @@
 # vim: ft=yaml
 ---
 prometheus:
-  pkg: prometheus
+  pkg:
+    name: prometheus
+    use_upstream_repo: False
+    repo:
+      humanname: prometheus
+      name: prometheus
+      comments:
+        - installed by salt
+      enabled: 1
+      gpgcheck: 1
   rootgroup: root
   config_file: /etc/prometheus/prometheus.yml
   config: {}
@@ -12,5 +21,6 @@ prometheus:
     group: prometheus
   exporters:
     node:
-      pkg: prometheus-node-exporter
+      pkg:
+        name: prometheus-node-exporter
       service: prometheus-node-exporter
diff --git a/prometheus/exporters/node/clean.sls b/prometheus/exporters/node/clean.sls
index cbd4030..14401e2 100644
--- a/prometheus/exporters/node/clean.sls
+++ b/prometheus/exporters/node/clean.sls
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ prometheus-exporters-node-service-dead:
 
 prometheus-exporters-node-pkg-removed:
   pkg.removed:
-    - name: {{ prometheus.exporters.node.pkg }}
+    - name: {{ prometheus.exporters.node.pkg.name }}
     - require:
       - service: prometheus-exporters-node-service-dead
 
diff --git a/prometheus/exporters/node/init.sls b/prometheus/exporters/node/init.sls
index 29ec372..f8f7534 100644
--- a/prometheus/exporters/node/init.sls
+++ b/prometheus/exporters/node/init.sls
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 prometheus-exporters-node-pkg-installed:
   pkg.installed:
-    - name: {{ prometheus.exporters.node.pkg }}
+    - name: {{ prometheus.exporters.node.pkg.name }}
 
 {%- if 'args' in prometheus.exporters.node %}
 {%-   set args = prometheus.exporters.node.get('args', {}) -%}
diff --git a/prometheus/jinja/macros.jinja b/prometheus/jinja/macros.jinja
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f736111
--- /dev/null
+++ b/prometheus/jinja/macros.jinja
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# vim: ft=jinja
+#
+# Collection of common macros
+
+{%- macro format_kwargs(kwarg) -%}
+
+  {%- filter indent(4) %}
+    {%- for k, v in kwarg|dictsort() %}
+- {{ k }}: {{ v }}
+    {%- endfor %}
+  {%- endfilter %}
+
+{%- endmacro %}
diff --git a/prometheus/osfamilymap.yaml b/prometheus/osfamilymap.yaml
index e0da13b..f1c306d 100644
--- a/prometheus/osfamilymap.yaml
+++ b/prometheus/osfamilymap.yaml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 # osfamilymap: {}
 ---
 {%- if grains.os == 'MacOS' %}
+  {% set macos_user = salt['cmd.run']("stat -f '%Su' /dev/console") %}
   {% set macos_group = salt['cmd.run']("stat -f '%Sg' /dev/console") %}
 {%- endif %}
 
@@ -20,7 +21,13 @@ Debian:
     node:
       config_file: /etc/default/prometheus-node-exporter
 
-RedHat: {}
+RedHat:
+  pkg:
+    use_upstream_repo: True
+    repo:
+      baseurl: 'https://packagecloud.io/prometheus-rpm/release/el/$releasever/$basearch'
+      gpgkey: 'https://packagecloud.io/prometheus-rpm/release/gpgkey gpgkey2=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/lest/prometheus-rpm/master/RPM-GPG-KEY-prometheus-rpm'
+      metadata_expire: 300
 
 Suse: {}
 
@@ -35,7 +42,8 @@ FreeBSD:
   config_file: /usr/local/etc/prometheus.yml
   exporters:
     node:
-      pkg: node_exporter
+      pkg:
+        name: node_exporter
       service: node_exporter
 
 OpenBSD:
@@ -46,4 +54,5 @@ Solaris: {}
 Windows: {}
 
 MacOS:
+  rootuser: {{ macos_user | d('') }}
   rootgroup: {{ macos_group | d('') }}
diff --git a/prometheus/package/clean.sls b/prometheus/package/clean.sls
index b4e5a80..d0c530c 100644
--- a/prometheus/package/clean.sls
+++ b/prometheus/package/clean.sls
@@ -9,8 +9,13 @@
 include:
   - {{ sls_config_clean }}
 
+    {%- if prometheus.pkg.use_upstream_repo %}
+include:
+  - .repo.clean
+    {%- endif %}
+
 prometheus-package-clean-pkg-removed:
   pkg.removed:
-    - name: {{ prometheus.pkg }}
+    - name: {{ prometheus.pkg.name }}
     - require:
       - sls: {{ sls_config_clean }}
diff --git a/prometheus/package/install.sls b/prometheus/package/install.sls
index 873c4a7..633b121 100644
--- a/prometheus/package/install.sls
+++ b/prometheus/package/install.sls
@@ -4,7 +4,12 @@
 {#- Get the `tplroot` from `tpldir` #}
 {%- set tplroot = tpldir.split('/')[0] %}
 {%- from tplroot ~ "/map.jinja" import prometheus with context %}
+ 
+    {%- if prometheus.pkg.use_upstream_repo %}
+include:
+  - .repo
+    {%- endif %}
 
 prometheus-package-install-pkg-installed:
   pkg.installed:
-    - name: {{ prometheus.pkg }}
+    - name: {{ prometheus.pkg.name }}
diff --git a/prometheus/package/repo/clean.sls b/prometheus/package/repo/clean.sls
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dd21c00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/prometheus/package/repo/clean.sls
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# vim: ft=sls
+
+{#- Get the `tplroot` from `tpldir` #}
+{%- set tplroot = tpldir.split('/')[0] %}
+{%- from tplroot ~ "/map.jinja" import prometheus with context %}
+
+prometheus-package-repo-clean-pkgrepo-absent:
+  pkgrepo.absent:
+    - name: {{ prometheus.pkg.repo.name }}
diff --git a/prometheus/package/repo/init.sls b/prometheus/package/repo/init.sls
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d3e5518
--- /dev/null
+++ b/prometheus/package/repo/init.sls
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# vim: ft=sls
+
+include:
+  - .install
diff --git a/prometheus/package/repo/install.sls b/prometheus/package/repo/install.sls
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2b0164b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/prometheus/package/repo/install.sls
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# vim: ft=sls
+
+{#- Get the `tplroot` from `tpldir` #}
+{%- set tplroot = tpldir.split('/')[0] %}
+{%- from tplroot ~ "/map.jinja" import prometheus with context %}
+
+  {%- if prometheus.pkg.use_upstream_repo %}
+      {%- from tplroot ~ "/jinja/macros.jinja" import format_kwargs with context %}
+
+prometheus-package-repo-install-pkgrepo-managed:
+  pkgrepo.managed:
+    {{- format_kwargs(prometheus.pkg.repo) }}
+
+prometheus-package-repo-install-file-replace-workaround-for-salt-51494:
+  file.replace:
+    - name: /etc/yum.repos.d/prometheus.repo
+    - pattern: ' gpgkey2='
+    - repl: '\n       '
+    - ignore_if_missing: True
+    - onlyif: {{ grains.os_family == 'RedHat' }}
+
+  {%- endif %}