diff --git a/docs/README.rst b/docs/README.rst
index 2fd9751..d93ee9f 100644
--- a/docs/README.rst
+++ b/docs/README.rst
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@ starts the associated prometheus service.
 
 This state will install the prometheus from archive file only.
 
+``prometheus.archive.alternatives``
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+This state will install the prometheus linux alternatives for archives only.
+
 ``prometheus.package``
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
@@ -107,6 +112,11 @@ This state will remove the prometheus package and has a depency on
 
 This state will uninstall the prometheus archive-extracted directory only.
 
+``prometheus.package.archive.alternatives.clean``
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+This state will uninstall the prometheus linux alternatives for archives only.
+
 ``prometheus.package.repo.clean``
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
diff --git a/pillar.example b/pillar.example
index 5ddde08..6c3a797 100644
--- a/pillar.example
+++ b/pillar.example
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ prometheus:
     - prometheus
     - pushgateway
     - node_explorer
+    # no memcached_exporter in upstream repo - only archive
+    # memcached_exporter
 
   use_upstream_repo: False
   use_upstream_archive: True
diff --git a/prometheus/archive/alternatives/install.sls b/prometheus/archive/alternatives/install.sls
index b6b17e5..67d501b 100644
--- a/prometheus/archive/alternatives/install.sls
+++ b/prometheus/archive/alternatives/install.sls
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 {%- set tplroot = tpldir.split('/')[0] %}
 {%- from tplroot ~ "/map.jinja" import prometheus as p with context %}
 {%- from tplroot ~ "/libtofs.jinja" import files_switch with context %}
-{%- set sls_archive_install = tplroot ~ '.archive.install' %}
+{%- set sls_archive_install = tplroot ~ '.archive' %}
 
     {%- if grains.kernel|lower in ('linux',) and p.linux.altpriority|int > 0 %}
 
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ prometheus-archive-alternatives-install-{{ name }}-home-cmd-run:
     - name: update-alternatives --install {{ p.dir.basedir }}/{{ bundle }} prometheus-{{ name }}-home {{ p.dir.basedir }}/{{ bundle }} {{p.linux.altpriority}}
     - watch:
       - archive: prometheus-archive-install-{{ name }}-archive-extracted
-    - require:
-      - sls: {{ sls_archive_install }}
 
 prometheus-archive-alternatives-install-{{ name }}-home-alternatives-install:
   alternatives.install:
@@ -33,8 +31,6 @@ prometheus-archive-alternatives-install-{{ name }}-home-alternatives-install:
     - order: 10
     - watch:
         - archive: prometheus-archive-install-{{ name }}-archive-extracted
-    - require:
-      - sls: {{ sls_archive_install }}
     - onlyif: {{ grains.os_family not in ('Suse',) }}
 
 prometheus-archive-alternatives-install-{{ name }}-home-alternatives-set:
diff --git a/prometheus/archive/clean.sls b/prometheus/archive/clean.sls
index a1bfe5e..43c70c6 100644
--- a/prometheus/archive/clean.sls
+++ b/prometheus/archive/clean.sls
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@
 {%- set tplroot = tpldir.split('/')[0] %}
 {%- from tplroot ~ "/map.jinja" import prometheus as p with context %}
 {%- set sls_alternatives_clean = tplroot ~ '.archive.alternatives.clean' %}
-
-    {%- if p.use_upstream_archive %}
+{%- set sls_users_clean = tplroot ~ '.config.users.clean' %}
 
 include:
+  - {{ sls_users_clean }}
   - {{ sls_alternatives_clean }}
 
         {%- for name in p.wanted %}
@@ -31,13 +31,9 @@ prometheus-archive-clean-{{ name }}-user-absent:
 
         {%- endfor %}
 
-prometheus-archive-clean-file-directory:
+prometheus-archive-clean-basedir-file-directory:
   file.absent:
-    - names:
-      - {{ p.dir.basedir }}
-      - {{ p.dir.etc }}
-      - {{ p.dir.var }}
+    - name: {{ p.dir.basedir }}
     - require:
       - sls: {{ sls_alternatives_clean }}
 
-    {%- endif %}
diff --git a/prometheus/archive/install.sls b/prometheus/archive/install.sls
index d169323..507b0e7 100644
--- a/prometheus/archive/install.sls
+++ b/prometheus/archive/install.sls
@@ -6,35 +6,24 @@
 {%- from tplroot ~ "/map.jinja" import prometheus as p with context %}
 {%- from tplroot ~ "/jinja/macros.jinja" import format_kwargs with context %}
 {%- from tplroot ~ "/libtofs.jinja" import files_switch with context %}
+{%- set sls_users_install = tplroot ~ '.config.users' %}
 
-prometheus-archive-install-file-directory:
+include:
+  - {{ sls_users_install }}
+
+prometheus-config-file-basedir-file-directory:
   file.directory:
-    - names:
-      - {{ p.dir.basedir }}
-      - {{ p.dir.etc }}
-      - {{ p.dir.var }}
+    - name: {{ p.dir.basedir }}
     - user: prometheus
     - group: prometheus
     - mode: 755
     - makedirs: True
+    # require:
+      # sls: {{ sls_users_install }}
 
   {%- for name in p.wanted %}
       {%- set bundle = name + '-%s.%s-%s'|format(p.pkg[name]['archive_version'], p.kernel, p.arch) %}
 
-prometheus-archive-install-{{ name }}-user-present:
-  group.present:
-    - name: {{ name }}
-    - require_in:
-      - user: prometheus-archive-install-{{ name }}-user-present
-  user.present:
-    - name: {{ name }}
-    - shell: /bin/false
-    - createhome: false
-    - groups:
-      - {{ name }}
-    - require_in:
-      - archive: prometheus-archive-install-{{ name }}-archive-extracted
-
 prometheus-archive-install-{{ name }}-archive-extracted:
   archive.extracted:
     - name: {{ p.dir.basedir }}
@@ -47,6 +36,8 @@ prometheus-archive-install-{{ name }}-archive-extracted:
     - recurse:
         - user
         - group
+    - require:
+      - file: prometheus-config-file-basedir-file-directory
 
       {%- if name in p.service %}
          
@@ -59,6 +50,7 @@ prometheus-archive-install-{{ name }}-file-directory:
     - makedirs: True
     - require:
       - archive: prometheus-archive-install-{{ name }}-archive-extracted
+      - file: prometheus-config-file-basedir-file-directory
 
 prometheus-archive-install-{{ name }}-managed-service:
   file.managed:
@@ -82,6 +74,7 @@ prometheus-archive-install-{{ name }}-managed-service:
         stop: '' #not needed
     - require:
       - file: prometheus-archive-install-{{ name }}-file-directory
+      - file: prometheus-config-file-basedir-file-directory
 
       {%- endif %}
   {%- endfor %}
diff --git a/prometheus/config/args/clean.sls b/prometheus/config/args/clean.sls
index e72d83c..e9da0e3 100644
--- a/prometheus/config/args/clean.sls
+++ b/prometheus/config/args/clean.sls
@@ -55,3 +55,7 @@ prometheus-config-args-{{ name }}-file-absent:
             {%- endif %}
         {%- endif %}
     {%- endfor %}
+
+prometheus-config-file-args-file-absent:
+  file.absent:
+    - name: {{ prometheus.dir.args }}
diff --git a/prometheus/config/args/install.sls b/prometheus/config/args/install.sls
index 787aa16..0512dda 100644
--- a/prometheus/config/args/install.sls
+++ b/prometheus/config/args/install.sls
@@ -9,8 +9,18 @@
 {%- set sls_service_install = tplroot ~ '.service' %}
 
 include:
-  - {{ sls_config_install }}
   - {{ sls_service_install }}
+  - {{ sls_config_install }}
+
+prometheus-config-file-args-file-directory:
+  file.directory:
+    - name: {{ prometheus.dir.args }}
+    - user: prometheus
+    - group: prometheus
+    - mode: 755
+    - makedirs: True
+    # require:
+      # sls: {{ sls_config_install }}.users
 
     {%- for name in prometheus.wanted %}
         {%- if name in prometheus.config or name in prometheus.service %}
@@ -28,6 +38,8 @@ prometheus-config-args-{{ name }}-data-dir:
     - makedirs: True
     - watch_in:
       - service: prometheus-service-running-{{ name }}-service-running
+    - require:
+      - file: prometheus-config-file-args-file-directory
 
             {%- endif %}
             {%- if args and grains.os_family == 'FreeBSD' %}
@@ -43,7 +55,7 @@ prometheus-config-args-args-web-listen-address:
                 {%- endif %}
                 {%- if 'collector.textfile.directory' in args.keys() %}
 
-prometheus-config-args-{{ name }}--collector-textfile-directory:
+prometheus-config-args-{{ name }}-collector-textfile-directory:
   sysrc.managed:
     - name: {{ name }}_textfile_dir
     - value: {{ args.pop('collector.textfile.directory') }}
diff --git a/prometheus/config/clean.sls b/prometheus/config/clean.sls
index 7d54d55..cf7559a 100644
--- a/prometheus/config/clean.sls
+++ b/prometheus/config/clean.sls
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@
 include:
   - .file.clean
   - .args.clean
+  - .users.clean
diff --git a/prometheus/config/file/clean.sls b/prometheus/config/file/clean.sls
index a86ce29..10b6f95 100644
--- a/prometheus/config/file/clean.sls
+++ b/prometheus/config/file/clean.sls
@@ -19,3 +19,7 @@ prometheus-config-file-{{ name }}-file-absent:
       - sls: {{ sls_service_clean }}
 
     {%- endfor %}
+
+prometheus-config-file-etc-file-absent:
+  file.absent:
+    - name: {{ prometheus.dir.etc }}
diff --git a/prometheus/config/file/install.sls b/prometheus/config/file/install.sls
index 0359979..bb48a1d 100644
--- a/prometheus/config/file/install.sls
+++ b/prometheus/config/file/install.sls
@@ -5,11 +5,23 @@
 {%- set tplroot = tpldir.split('/')[0] %}
 {%- from tplroot ~ "/map.jinja" import prometheus with context %}
 {%- from tplroot ~ "/libtofs.jinja" import files_switch with context %}
-{%- set sls_archive_install = tplroot ~ '.archive.install' %}
-{%- set sls_package_install = tplroot ~ '.package.install' %}
+{%- set sls_users_install = tplroot ~ '.config.users' %}
+{%- set sls_archive_install = tplroot ~ '.archive' %}
+{%- set sls_package_install = tplroot ~ '.package' %}
 
 include:
   - {{ sls_archive_install if prometheus.use_upstream_archive else sls_package_install }}
+  - {{ sls_users_install }}
+
+prometheus-config-file-etc-file-directory:
+  file.directory:
+    - name: {{ prometheus.dir.etc }}
+    - user: prometheus
+    - group: prometheus
+    - mode: 755
+    - makedirs: True
+    # require:
+      # sls: {{ sls_archive_install if prometheus.use_upstream_archive else sls_package_install }}
 
     {%- for name in prometheus.wanted %}
         {%- if name in prometheus.config or name in prometheus.service %}
@@ -29,7 +41,8 @@ prometheus-config-file-{{ name }}-file-managed:
     - context:
         config: {{ '' if name not in prometheus.config else prometheus.config[name]|json }}
     - require:
-      - sls: {{ sls_archive_install if prometheus.use_upstream_archive else sls_package_install }}
+      - file: prometheus-config-file-etc-file-directory
+      # user: prometheus-config-user-install-{{ name }}-user-present
 
         {%- endif %}
     {%- endfor %}
diff --git a/prometheus/config/init.sls b/prometheus/config/init.sls
index 8919ea2..6923174 100644
--- a/prometheus/config/init.sls
+++ b/prometheus/config/init.sls
@@ -2,5 +2,6 @@
 # vim: ft=sls
 
 include:
+  - .users
   - .args
   - .file
diff --git a/prometheus/config/users/clean.sls b/prometheus/config/users/clean.sls
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..20c200e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/prometheus/config/users/clean.sls
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# vim: ft=sls
+
+{#- Get the `tplroot` from `tpldir` #}
+{%- set tplroot = tpldir.split('/')[0] %}
+{%- from tplroot ~ "/map.jinja" import prometheus with context %}
+
+    {%- for name in prometheus.wanted %}
+
+prometheus-config-user-clean-{{ name }}-user-absent:
+  user.absent:
+    - name: {{ name }}
+  group.absent:
+    - name: {{ name }}
+    - require:
+      - user: prometheus-config-user-clean-{{ name }}-user-absent
+
+    {%- endfor %}
diff --git a/prometheus/config/users/init.sls b/prometheus/config/users/init.sls
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..051d698
--- /dev/null
+++ b/prometheus/config/users/init.sls
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#.-*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# vim: ft=sls
+
+include:
+  - .install
diff --git a/prometheus/config/users/install.sls b/prometheus/config/users/install.sls
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c63dac3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/prometheus/config/users/install.sls
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# vim: ft=sls
+
+{#- Get the `tplroot` from `tpldir` #}
+{%- set tplroot = tpldir.split('/')[0] %}
+{%- from tplroot ~ "/map.jinja" import prometheus with context %}
+
+  {%- for name in prometheus.wanted %}
+
+prometheus-config-user-install-{{ name }}-user-present:
+  group.present:
+    - name: {{ name }}
+    - require_in:
+      - user: prometheus-config-user-install-{{ name }}-user-present
+  user.present:
+    - name: {{ name }}
+    - shell: /bin/false
+    - createhome: false
+    - groups:
+      - {{ name }}
+
+  {%- endfor %}
diff --git a/prometheus/exporters/node/clean.sls b/prometheus/exporters/node/clean.sls
deleted file mode 100644
index 14401e2..0000000
--- a/prometheus/exporters/node/clean.sls
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-# -*- 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-exporters-node-service-dead:
-  service.dead:
-    - name: {{ prometheus.exporters.node.service }}
-    - enable: False
-
-prometheus-exporters-node-pkg-removed:
-  pkg.removed:
-    - name: {{ prometheus.exporters.node.pkg.name }}
-    - require:
-      - service: prometheus-exporters-node-service-dead
-
-{# FreeBSD #}
-{%- if salt['grains.get']('os_family') == 'FreeBSD' %}
-{%-   for parameter in ['args', 'listen_address', 'textfile_dir'] %}
-prometheus-exporters-node-args-{{ parameter }}:
-  sysrc.absent:
-    - name: node_exporter_{{ parameter }}
-    - require:
-      - service: prometheus-exporters-node-service-dead
-{%-   endfor %}
-{%- endif %}
diff --git a/prometheus/exporters/node/init.sls b/prometheus/exporters/node/init.sls
deleted file mode 100644
index f8f7534..0000000
--- a/prometheus/exporters/node/init.sls
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,64 +0,0 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-# vim: ft=sls
-
-{#- Get the `tplroot` from `tpldir` #}
-{%- set tplroot = tpldir.split('/')[0] %}
-{%- from tplroot ~ "/map.jinja" import prometheus with context %}
-{%- from tplroot ~ "/map.jinja" import concat_args %}
-
-prometheus-exporters-node-pkg-installed:
-  pkg.installed:
-    - name: {{ prometheus.exporters.node.pkg.name }}
-
-{%- if 'args' in prometheus.exporters.node %}
-{%-   set args = prometheus.exporters.node.get('args', {}) -%}
-
-{# FreeBSD #}
-{%-   if salt['grains.get']('os_family') == 'FreeBSD' %}
-{%-     if 'web.listen-address' in args.keys() %}
-{%-       set value = args.pop('web.listen-address') %}
-prometheus-exporters-node-args-web-listen-address:
-  sysrc.managed:
-    - name: node_exporter_listen_address
-    - value: {{ value }}
-    - watch_in:
-      - service: prometheus-exporters-node-service-running
-{%-     endif %}
-
-{%-     if 'collector.textfile.directory' in args.keys() %}
-{%-       set value = args.pop('collector.textfile.directory') %}
-prometheus-exporters-node-args-collector-textfile-directory:
-  sysrc.managed:
-    - name: node_exporter_textfile_dir
-    - value: {{ value }}
-    - watch_in:
-      - service: prometheus-exporters-node-service-running
-{%-     endif %}
-
-prometheus-exporters-node-args:
-  sysrc.managed:
-    - name: node_exporter_args
-    # service node_exporter restart tended to hang on FreeBSD
-    # https://github.com/saltstack/salt/issues/44848#issuecomment-487016414
-    - value: "{{ concat_args(args) }} >/dev/null 2>&1"
-    - watch_in:
-      - service: prometheus-exporters-node-service-running
-
-{# Debian #}
-{%-   elif salt['grains.get']('os_family') == 'Debian'%}
-prometheus-exporters-node-args:
-  file.managed:
-    - name: {{ prometheus.exporters.node.config_file }}
-    - contents: |
-        ARGS="{{ concat_args(args) }}"
-    - watch_in:
-      - service: prometheus-exporters-node-service-running
-{%-   endif %}
-{%- endif %}
-
-prometheus-exporters-node-service-running:
-  service.running:
-    - name: {{ prometheus.exporters.node.service }}
-    - enable: True
-    - watch:
-      - pkg: prometheus-exporters-node-pkg-installed
diff --git a/prometheus/package/clean.sls b/prometheus/package/clean.sls
index 59f0ab5..23b9ba7 100644
--- a/prometheus/package/clean.sls
+++ b/prometheus/package/clean.sls
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
 
 include:
   - {{ sls_config_clean }}
+       {%- if prometheus.use_upstream_repo %}
+  - .repo.clean
+       {%- endif %}
 
     {%- for name in prometheus.wanted %}
         {%- if name in prometheus.pkg %}
diff --git a/prometheus/package/install.sls b/prometheus/package/install.sls
index dc6caa6..7bdcb98 100644
--- a/prometheus/package/install.sls
+++ b/prometheus/package/install.sls
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 {%- set tplroot = tpldir.split('/')[0] %}
 {%- from tplroot ~ "/map.jinja" import prometheus with context %}
  
-    {%- if prometheus.pkg.use_upstream_repo %}
+    {%- if prometheus.use_upstream_repo %}
 
 include:
   - .repo
diff --git a/prometheus/service/clean.sls b/prometheus/service/clean.sls
index 9a69790..31b0076 100644
--- a/prometheus/service/clean.sls
+++ b/prometheus/service/clean.sls
@@ -17,4 +17,9 @@ prometheus-service-clean-{{ name }}-service-dead:
             {%- endif %}
 
         {%- endif %}
+
     {%- endfor %}
+
+prometheus-config-file-var-file-absent:
+  file.absent:
+    - name: {{ prometheus.dir.var }}
diff --git a/prometheus/service/running.sls b/prometheus/service/running.sls
index ec5300f..2cec36c 100644
--- a/prometheus/service/running.sls
+++ b/prometheus/service/running.sls
@@ -3,14 +3,24 @@
 
 {#- Get the `tplroot` from `tpldir` #}
 {%- set tplroot = tpldir.split('/')[0] %}
-{%- set sls_config_args = tplroot ~ '.config.args.install' %}
-{%- set sls_config_file = tplroot ~ '.config.file.install' %}
+{%- set sls_config_args = tplroot ~ '.config.args' %}
+{%- set sls_config_file = tplroot ~ '.config.file' %}
 {%- from tplroot ~ "/map.jinja" import prometheus with context %}
 
 include:
   - {{ sls_config_args }}
   - {{ sls_config_file }}
 
+prometheus-config-file-var-file-directory:
+  file.directory:
+    - name: {{ prometheus.dir.var }}
+    - user: prometheus
+    - group: prometheus
+    - mode: 755
+    - makedirs: True
+    - require:
+      - file: prometheus-config-file-etc-file-directory
+
     {%- for name in prometheus.wanted %}
         {%- if name in prometheus.service %}
 
@@ -18,8 +28,7 @@ prometheus-service-running-{{ name }}-service-unmasked:
   service.unmasked:
     - name: {{ name }}
     - require:
-      - sls: {{ sls_config_args }}
-      - sls: {{ sls_config_file }}
+      - file: prometheus-config-file-var-file-directory
             {%- if grains.kernel|lower == 'linux' %}
     - onlyif:
        -  systemctl list-unit-files | grep {{ name }} >/dev/null 2>&1
@@ -35,8 +44,7 @@ prometheus-service-running-{{ name }}-service-running:
            {%- endif %}
     - require:
       - service: prometheus-service-running-{{ name }}-service-unmasked
-      - sls: {{ sls_config_args }}
-      - sls: {{ sls_config_file }}
+      - file: prometheus-config-file-var-file-directory
             {%- if grains.kernel|lower == 'linux' %}
     - onlyif: systemctl list-unit-files | grep {{ name }} >/dev/null 2>&1
             {%- endif %}