diff --git a/docs/sources/configure/examples/configuration-examples.md b/docs/sources/configure/examples/configuration-examples.md
index 9ab9921509114..047514aae278a 100644
--- a/docs/sources/configure/examples/configuration-examples.md
+++ b/docs/sources/configure/examples/configuration-examples.md
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ common:
     kvstore:
       store: inmemory
   replication_factor: 1
-  path_prefix: /tmp/loki
+  path_prefix: /var/lib/loki
 
 schema_config:
   configs:
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ schema_config:
 
 storage_config:
   filesystem:
-    directory: /tmp/loki/chunks
+    directory: /var/lib/loki/chunks
 
 ```
 
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ storage_config:
 # This is a partial configuration to deploy Loki backed by Baidu Object Storage (BOS).
 # The index will be shipped to the storage via tsdb-shipper.
 common:
-  path_prefix: /tmp/loki
+  path_prefix: /var/lib/loki
 
 schema_config:
   configs:
diff --git a/docs/sources/configure/examples/yaml/1-Local-Configuration-Example.yaml b/docs/sources/configure/examples/yaml/1-Local-Configuration-Example.yaml
index 5d575922d3d07..c7c21ec6b88cd 100644
--- a/docs/sources/configure/examples/yaml/1-Local-Configuration-Example.yaml
+++ b/docs/sources/configure/examples/yaml/1-Local-Configuration-Example.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ common:
     kvstore:
       store: inmemory
   replication_factor: 1
-  path_prefix: /tmp/loki
+  path_prefix: /var/lib/loki
 
 schema_config:
   configs:
@@ -26,4 +26,4 @@ schema_config:
 
 storage_config:
   filesystem:
-    directory: /tmp/loki/chunks
+    directory: /var/lib/loki/chunks
diff --git a/docs/sources/configure/examples/yaml/5-BOS-Example.yaml b/docs/sources/configure/examples/yaml/5-BOS-Example.yaml
index 5367106ed42da..d650305bc6def 100644
--- a/docs/sources/configure/examples/yaml/5-BOS-Example.yaml
+++ b/docs/sources/configure/examples/yaml/5-BOS-Example.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # This is a partial configuration to deploy Loki backed by Baidu Object Storage (BOS).
 # The index will be shipped to the storage via tsdb-shipper.
 common:
-  path_prefix: /tmp/loki
+  path_prefix: /var/lib/loki
 
 schema_config:
   configs:
diff --git a/operator/internal/manifests/var.go b/operator/internal/manifests/var.go
index 032e3899f336c..926853dc2ba67 100644
--- a/operator/internal/manifests/var.go
+++ b/operator/internal/manifests/var.go
@@ -49,9 +49,11 @@ const (
 	storageVolumeName      = "storage"
 	rulePartsSeparator     = "___"
 
-	walDirectory          = "/tmp/wal"
-	dataDirectory         = "/tmp/loki"
-	rulesStorageDirectory = "/tmp/rules"
+	walDirectory  = "/var/lib/loki/wal"
+	dataDirectory = "/var/lib/loki"
+	// rulesStorageDirectory is the persistent storage path for rules.
+	// It aligns with the default used by the official Helm chart.
+	rulesStorageDirectory = "/var/lib/loki/rules"
 
 	rulerContainerName = "loki-ruler"