diff --git a/.env b/.env
index 7a768f2..d75f181 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -26,3 +26,8 @@ HEALTHCHECK_FILE_RETRIES=3
 HEALTHCHECK_FILE_START_PERIOD=600s
 # Set SETUP_JS_SDK_ASSETS to 1 to enable the setup of JS SDK assets
 # SETUP_JS_SDK_ASSETS=1
+#
+# Sentry (and its' surrounding services) uses Statsd for metrics collection.
+# It's also the proper way to monitor self-hosted Sentry systems.
+# Set STATSD_ADDR to a valid IP:PORT combination to enable Statsd metrics collection.
+# STATSD_ADDR=127.0.0.1:8125
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 8e8d50b..4017e52 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ x-sentry-defaults: &sentry_defaults
     SENTRY_EVENT_RETENTION_DAYS:
     SENTRY_MAIL_HOST:
     SENTRY_MAX_EXTERNAL_SOURCEMAP_SIZE:
+    SENTRY_STATSD_ADDR: "${STATSD_ADDR:-}"
   volumes:
     - "sentry-data:/data"
     - "./sentry:/etc/sentry"
@@ -96,8 +97,7 @@ x-snuba-defaults: &snuba_defaults
     SENTRY_EVENT_RETENTION_DAYS:
     # If you have statsd server, you can utilize that to monitor self-hosted Snuba containers.
     # To start, state these environment variables below on your `.env.` file and adjust the options as needed.
-    SNUBA_STATSD_HOST: # Example value: "100.100.123.123". Must be an IP address, not domain name
-    SNUBA_STATSD_PORT: # Example value: 8125
+    SNUBA_STATSD_ADDR: "${STATSD_ADDR:-}"
 services:
   smtp:
     <<: *restart_policy
@@ -466,6 +466,8 @@ services:
   symbolicator:
     <<: *restart_policy
     image: "$SYMBOLICATOR_IMAGE"
+    environment:
+      SYMBOLICATOR_STATSD_ADDR: ${STATSD_ADDR:-127.0.0.1:8125}
     command: run -c /etc/symbolicator/config.yml
     volumes:
       - "sentry-symbolicator:/data"
@@ -700,6 +702,8 @@ services:
   relay:
     <<: *restart_policy
     image: "$RELAY_IMAGE"
+    environment:
+      RELAY_STATSD_ADDR: ${STATSD_ADDR:-127.0.0.1:8125}
     volumes:
       - type: bind
         read_only: true
@@ -726,6 +730,7 @@ services:
       TASKBROKER_KAFKA_CLUSTER: "kafka:9092"
       TASKBROKER_KAFKA_DEADLETTER_CLUSTER: "kafka:9092"
       TASKBROKER_DB_PATH: "/opt/sqlite/taskbroker-activations.sqlite"
+      TASKBROKER_STATSD_ADDR: ${STATSD_ADDR:-127.0.0.1:8125}
     volumes:
       - sentry-taskbroker:/opt/sqlite
     depends_on:
@@ -794,6 +799,7 @@ services:
       # Separated by commas. Leaving this unset will default to the systems dns
       # resolver.
       #UPTIME_CHECKER_HTTP_CHECKER_DNS_NAMESERVERS: "8.8.8.8,8.8.4.4"
+      UPTIME_CHECKER_STATSD_ADDR: ${STATSD_ADDR:-127.0.0.1:8125}
     depends_on:
       kafka:
         <<: *depends_on-healthy
diff --git a/relay/config.example.yml b/relay/config.example.yml
index 06c7307..007f813 100644
--- a/relay/config.example.yml
+++ b/relay/config.example.yml
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ processing:
 # If you have statsd server, you can utilize that to monitor self-hosted Relay.
 # To start, uncomment the following `metrics` section and adjust the options as needed.
 #
-# metrics:
-#  statsd: "100.100.123.123:8125" # It is recommended to use IP address instead of domain name
-#  prefix: "sentry.relay" # Adjust this to your needs, default is "sentry.relay"
+metrics:
+ statsd: "${RELAY_STATSD_ADDR}"
+ prefix: "sentry.relay" # Adjust this to your needs, default is "sentry.relay"
 #  sample_rate: 1.0 # Adjust this to your needs, default is 1.0
 #  # `periodic_secs` is the interval for periodic metrics emitted from Relay.
 #  #  Setting it to `0` seconds disables the periodic metrics.
diff --git a/sentry/sentry.conf.example.py b/sentry/sentry.conf.example.py
index f6f2b65..26a3910 100644
--- a/sentry/sentry.conf.example.py
+++ b/sentry/sentry.conf.example.py
@@ -521,10 +521,14 @@ JS_SDK_LOADER_DEFAULT_SDK_URL = "https://browser.sentry-cdn.com/%s/bundle%s.min.
 #
 # To start, uncomment the following line and adjust the options as needed.
 
-# SENTRY_METRICS_BACKEND = 'sentry.metrics.statsd.StatsdMetricsBackend'
-# SENTRY_METRICS_OPTIONS: dict[str, Any] = {
-#     'host': '100.100.123.123', # It is recommended to use IP address instead of domain name
-#     'port': 8125,
-# }
+SENTRY_STATSD_ADDR = env("SENTRY_STATSD_ADDR")
+if SENTRY_STATSD_ADDR:
+    host, _, port = SENTRY_STATSD_ADDR.partition(":")
+    port = int(port or 8125)
+    SENTRY_METRICS_BACKEND = 'sentry.metrics.statsd.StatsdMetricsBackend'
+    SENTRY_METRICS_OPTIONS: dict[str, Any] = {
+        'host': host,
+        'port': port,
+    }
 # SENTRY_METRICS_SAMPLE_RATE = 1.0   # Adjust this to your needs, default is 1.0
 # SENTRY_METRICS_PREFIX = "sentry."  # Adjust this to your needs, default is "sentry."
diff --git a/symbolicator/config.example.yml b/symbolicator/config.example.yml
index de716de..f0da86d 100644
--- a/symbolicator/config.example.yml
+++ b/symbolicator/config.example.yml
@@ -3,13 +3,10 @@ cache_dir: "/data"
 bind: "0.0.0.0:3021"
 logging:
   level: "warn"
-metrics:
-  statsd: null
+
 sentry_dsn: null # TODO: Automatically fill this with the internal project DSN
 
 # If you have statsd server, you can utilize that to monitor self-hosted Symbolicator.
-# To start, uncomment the following line and adjust the options as needed.
-#
-# metrics:
-#   statsd: "100.100.123.123:8125" # It is recommended to use IP address instead of domain name
-#   prefix: "sentry.symbolicator" # Adjust this to your needs, default is "symbolicator"
+metrics:
+  statsd: "${SYMBOLICATOR_STATSD_ADDR}" # It is recommended to use IP address instead of domain name
+  prefix: "sentry.symbolicator" # Adjust this to your needs, default is "symbolicator"