As the name suggests, it rotates the log files.

Logrotate is a utility service which manages the log files' automatic rotation and compression. If log files were not rotated, compressed, and periodically pruned, they could eventually consume all available disk space on a system. Each log file may be handled daily, weekly, monthly, or when it grows too large. Generally, Logrotate runs a cron job daily.

If no command line arguments are given, Logrotate will print version and copyright information, along with a short usage summary. If any errors occur while rotating logs, Logrotate will exit with non-zero status.

The Logrotate solution is installed on top of Ubuntu 18.04 installed on Azure. Tested by Apps4Rent engineers, this solution is been proven to work well on Azure.

Key features available in Logrotate on Ubuntu 18.04:

• Automatic rotation of log files
• Compression of log files
• Removal and mailing of log files
• Runs a daily cron job
• Managed daily, weekly, monthly, or a set file size

Disclaimer: Apps4Rent does not offer commercial licenses of any of the products mentioned above. The products come with open source licenses. 

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