How to Rotate Logs in HestiaCP

Prerequisites

Before configuring log rotation, make sure you have:

• SSH access to your VPS
• Root or sudo privileges

HestiaCP Default Log Rotation

HestiaCP automatically rotates logs using logrotate.

Check configuration:

cat /etc/logrotate.d/hestia

Customize Log Rotation for Domains

Create domain-specific logrotate config:

nano /etc/logrotate.d/example.com

Add:

/home/admin/logs/example.com/*.log {
    daily
    rotate 7
    compress
    delaycompress
    missingok
    notifempty
    create 640 admin www-data
    sharedscripts
    postrotate
        systemctl reload nginx > /dev/null 2>&1 || true
    endscript
}

Manually Rotate Logs

logrotate -f /etc/logrotate.d/example.com

Test Log Rotation Configuration

logrotate -d /etc/logrotate.d/example.com

Log Rotation Parameters Explained

• daily - Rotate daily (weekly, monthly also available)
• rotate 7 - Keep 7 rotated logs
• compress - Gzip rotated logs
• delaycompress - Don't compress the most recent rotated log
• missingok - Don't error if log missing
• notifempty - Don't rotate empty logs
• create 640 - Create new log with permissions

Check Current Log Sizes

du -sh /home/admin/logs/*

Delete Old Logs Manually

find /home/admin/logs -name "*.log.*" -mtime +30 -delete