When renting a server, the choice of storage system directly affects the performance of your projects, storage reliability, and rental cost. It is important to understand the difference between HDD, SSD and NVMe to make the best choice for your needs.
Log management is a crucial part of any server administrator's job. Logs that are not rotated can quickly occupy all available disk space, slow down the server, and cause unpredictable errors. In this article, we’ll explain how to configure and use logrotate for automatic log cleanup and rotation on a server.
Most log files are stored in the /var/log directory, but they are not limited to it. The principles described in this section apply to all *.log files in any directory on your server.
Logs are files that store information about server events: application and operating system activity, various errors, user requests to websites, and more. Over time, logs can take up a significant amount of disk space, especially under heavy load or if there are software errors.
One critical aspect of log files is that, in most cases, deleting them can cause issues for the program generating them — whether it’s a web server or even the operating system itself.
Additionally, logs often contain valuable diagnostic information that can help identify software issues on your server and prevent larger problems. Therefore, it’s important to handle them properly and carefully.
Running out of space on your server? This may cause the site and database to malfunction. To free up space, you need to identify the files taking up the most room and delete them. In this article, we’ll explain how to easily accomplish this using the ncdu utility and how to safely clean up logs.