Logrotate Config Generator

Create safe, production-ready log rotation policies for Nginx, Apache, or your custom applications.

Log File Path(s)

Use wildcards (*) for multiple files.

Rotation Frequency

Max Size

Retention (Backlog)

Number of rotated files to keep.

Post-Rotate Command

Command to run after rotation (e.g., to reload the service).

Options

Compress (gzip) Delay Compress (compress on next cycle) Missing OK (Don't error if file missing) Not If Empty (Don't rotate empty files) Copytruncate (For apps that can't reload)

Why use Logrotate?

Without rotation, log files grow indefinitely until they consume all disk space, crashing your server. Logrotate manages this automatically.

1. Generate Config

Use the tool above to create your policy.

2. Save File

Save the output to /etc/logrotate.d/myapp.

3. Analyze Logs

With LogLens, you can search compressed archives (.gz) transparently without unzipping them manually.

$ loglens search /var/log/nginx/*.gz "error"