logrotate/logrotate
The logrotate utility is designed to simplify the administration of log files on a system which generates a lot of log files. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
66/100
- Activity 95
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4165
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 33
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1545 stars · 220 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
logrotate is a classic Unix utility that automates rotation, compression, removal, and mailing of log files on systems that generate many logs. It can be scheduled hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, or triggered by file size or elapsed time.
Use cases
- rotate apache or nginx log files daily
- compress old log files automatically
- delete logs older than 30 days
- rotate logs when they reach a certain size
- prevent log files from filling up disk space
- manage systemd journal or syslog rotation
When to choose
- you administer Linux servers that produce many log files
- you need time- or size-based rotation with compression and retention
- you want a battle-tested standard tool available in every distro
When to avoid
- you need centralized log aggregation or search (use ELK, Loki, etc.)
- you want structured JSON log shipping rather than file rotation
- you are on a platform without cron or systemd timers
Facets
cli-tool · maturity stable
logging compression file-system cli scheduling self-hosted operating-systems cli cross-platform log-management log-rotation sysadmin unix-utility devops automation linux
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/logrotate/logrotate · fetched 2026-08-28 · b5eead2e588f
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| logrotate/logrotate | main | 66 |
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