# How to change nginx log rotation period

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**Created:** [29.Апрель.2016 13:48:57 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-nginx-log-rotation-period/43453 "2016-04-29T13:48:57Z")\
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**Post date:** [29.Апрель.2016 13:48:57 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-nginx-log-rotation-period/43453/1 "2016-04-29T13:48:57Z")

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How can I change this and have it retained across upgrades ?

If I edit the `web.template.ym`l in `/var/discourse/templates` I get a problem pulling new versions.

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