diff --git a/alloy/send-logs-to-loki/step1.md b/alloy/send-logs-to-loki/step1.md
index 6f8800b..d81dab5 100644
--- a/alloy/send-logs-to-loki/step1.md
+++ b/alloy/send-logs-to-loki/step1.md
@@ -15,3 +15,5 @@ Install and run Alloy on Linux.
    ```{{exec}}
 
 1. [Run Alloy](https://grafana.com/docs/alloy/latest/set-up/run/linux/).
+
+You should now be able to access the Alloy UI at [http://localhost:12345]({{TRAFFIC_HOST1_12345}}).
diff --git a/alloy/send-logs-to-loki/step3.md b/alloy/send-logs-to-loki/step3.md
index 7c51352..5ec5b3f 100644
--- a/alloy/send-logs-to-loki/step3.md
+++ b/alloy/send-logs-to-loki/step3.md
@@ -108,5 +108,5 @@ This final component creates a [`loki.write`{{copy}}](https://grafana.com/docs/a
 
 This completes the simple configuration pipeline.
 
-> The `basic_auth` block is commented out because the local `docker-compose` stack doesn't require it. It's included in this example to show how you can configure authorization for other environments.For further authorization options, refer to the [loki.write][loki.write] component reference.
+> The `basic_auth` block is commented out because the local `docker-compose` stack doesn't require it. It's included in this example to show how you can configure authorization for other environments.For further authorization options, refer to the [`loki.write`](https://grafana.com/docs/alloy/latest/reference/components/loki/loki.write/) component reference.
 With this configuration, Alloy connects directly to the Loki instance running in the Docker container.