How many days we can keep the logs in AEM server

[Satish2info]

Hi ,

Couod you please help me on the below points.

In how many days we can keep the logs in server(author , publishers) by default. If I need to keep more than a default period what should i do to keep the logs more than certain period or what is the best approch to store or save the logs on certain time.

Thank you

[Mayank_Gandhi · Accepted solution]

@Satish2info Logs rotation is governed by Apache Sling Logging Writer Configuration. Modify it as per your requirement but keep track of the size to prevent server bloating. Once the file is rotated just copy the old one to a new location. 

[Bhuwan_B]

Please check below articles for your Reference :

http://www.sgaemsolutions.com/2019/12/aem-logs-in-detail-part-2.html

https://www.albinsblog.com/2020/01/how-to-rotate-logs-in-aem-apache-sling-logging-writer-configurati...

http://www.wemblog.com/2012/06/how-to-rotate-logs-in-cq-wem.html