diff --git a/setup.sh b/setup.sh
index 15f2d2d..650cfdc 100755
--- a/setup.sh
+++ b/setup.sh
@@ -109,9 +109,19 @@ done
 # Container processes run as assorted UIDs; lab-permissive perms.
 $SUDO chmod -R 777 "$OBMP_DATA_ROOT" 2>/dev/null || true
 
-# --- Grafana provisioning ---------------------------------------------------
+# --- Grafana provisioning + dashboards --------------------------------------
+# Provisioning YAML points Grafana at /var/lib/grafana/dashboards/... (bind-
+# mounted from $OBMP_DATA_ROOT/grafana/dashboards). Sync BOTH -- otherwise
+# Grafana loads the providers, finds no JSON files, and shows an empty UI.
+# allowUiUpdates: true in the provisioning YAML means UI edits persist to
+# the container's copy; the on-disk sync overwrites them, which is the
+# desired behavior for a repo-authored dashboard set. If you edit a
+# dashboard in Grafana, export it and commit the JSON.
 echo "Syncing Grafana provisioning ..."
 $SUDO cp -r obmp-grafana/provisioning/. "$OBMP_DATA_ROOT/grafana/provisioning/"
+echo "Syncing Grafana dashboards ..."
+$SUDO mkdir -p "$OBMP_DATA_ROOT/grafana/dashboards"
+$SUDO cp -r obmp-grafana/dashboards/. "$OBMP_DATA_ROOT/grafana/dashboards/"
 
 # --- Grafana root URL -------------------------------------------------------
 # In local mode Grafana is hit directly on :3000; in authelia mode the public