Create a File here /etc/logrotate.d/ For e.g # vim /etc/logrotate.d/mytestlog Now paste below code in it. /var/log/YOURLOGFILEPATH.log { weekly rotate 5 compress delaycompress missingok notifempty create 0666 root root } Run a dry run (Debug) to ensure its configured fine or not. logrotate -d /etc/logrotate.d/mytestlog If you see any error, Fix them or post them here, i will help you OR mail me at [email protected]