sameersbn / sameersbn/docker-gitlab

Very large log files

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Hello!

I think, gitlab container takes up a lot of disk space.

root@edc9dbd271eb:/var/log/gitlab# du --max-depth=1 -h
1.5G	./nginx
8.8G	./gitlab
286M	./gitlab-shell
735M	./supervisor
12G	.

May be exists cron script for cleaning up old logs?

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Start with the container's /var/log/gitlab directories and search the repository for an existing cron or log-cleanup script. Use the reported du output to understand the accumulation, and consider the issue complete when the project’s log-cleanup behavior is identified and the large log growth is addressed.

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Assessment

Tech stack
docker, shell
Domain
devops, infrastructure
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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