Run the rotation every hour to minimize lost logs on pod restart

Author: CannonLock

crontab

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # Run logrotate.sh daily at midnight
-0 0 * * * /app/logrotate.sh >> /var/log/cron.log 2>&1
-0 0 * * * echo "Hello World! I am working!" >> /var/log/cron.log 2>&1
+0 * * * * /app/logrotate.sh >> /var/log/cron.log 2>&1
+0 * * * * echo "Hello World! I am working!" >> /var/log/cron.log 2>&1

logrotate.sh

@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 
 echo "Running logrotate"
 
-# Create a temporary logrotate configuration file
+# Create a temporary logrotate configuration file that rotates hourly and keeps 168 ( 7 days ) rotated logs
 cat <<EOF > /tmp/logrotate.conf
 "$LOG_PATH" {
-    daily
-    rotate 31
+    hourly
+    rotate 168
     compress
     delaycompress
     postrotate