--- # systemd-journald configuration # See: man journald.conf # Storage mode # - persistent: store in /var/log/journal (survives reboots) # - volatile: store in /run/log/journal (cleared on reboot) # - auto: use /var/log/journal if it exists, otherwise /run/log/journal systemd_journald_storage: persistent # System journal size limits systemd_journald_system_max_use: 500M # Max disk space for system logs systemd_journald_system_keep_free: 1G # Keep this much disk space free systemd_journald_system_max_file_size: 50M # Max size per journal file before rotation systemd_journald_system_max_files: 10 # Max number of rotated files to keep # Runtime journal size limits (for volatile storage) systemd_journald_runtime_max_use: 100M systemd_journald_runtime_keep_free: 100M systemd_journald_runtime_max_file_size: 10M systemd_journald_runtime_max_files: 10 # Time-based retention (e.g., 1month, 1year, 0 for unlimited) systemd_journald_max_retention_sec: 2weeks # Compression of journal files systemd_journald_compress: "yes" # Rate limiting (prevent log flooding) systemd_journald_rate_limit_interval_sec: 30s systemd_journald_rate_limit_burst: 10000 # Forward to syslog (if you have rsyslog/syslog-ng) systemd_journald_forward_to_syslog: "no" systemd_journald_forward_to_kmsg: "no" systemd_journald_forward_to_console: "no" systemd_journald_forward_to_wall: "no" # Max level to store (debug, info, notice, warning, err, crit, alert, emerg) systemd_journald_max_level_store: debug systemd_journald_max_level_syslog: debug # Seal journals (requires systemd-journal-remote, adds forward-secure sealing) systemd_journald_seal: "no" # Split mode - controls per-user journals # - uid: one journal per user # - none: single system journal only systemd_journald_split_mode: uid # Sync to disk interval (performance vs losing logs on crash) systemd_journald_sync_interval_sec: 5m # Whether to vacuum (clean) old logs on service start systemd_journald_vacuum_on_deploy: true systemd_journald_vacuum_time: "{{ systemd_journald_max_retention_sec }}" systemd_journald_vacuum_size: "{{ systemd_journald_system_max_use }}"