In this episode of Linux Server Admin with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna dive into logrotate, the indispensable tool for managing server log files. They explain why log rotation prevents disk-full disasters, break down the configuration syntax with a real-world example from an Nginx server handling 50,000 requests per day, and show how to set compression, retention policies, and post-rotation scripts. Lucas shares a tip for testing logrotate with debug mode, and Luna warns about the pitfalls of missing copytruncate for busy services. Whether you're a sysadmin managing hundreds of servers or just running a single Raspberry Pi, this episode gives you a concrete, repeatable method to keep logs under control without losing historical data.

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