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How to increase log rotation period for IIS logs in Plesk on Windows server?

Question

By default, Plesk removes/rotates log files every 24 hours.

How to increase the storage period for IIS logs in Plesk for Windows?

Answer

To increase retention of IIS logs, perform the following steps:

  1. Connect to the server via RDP

  2. Open Command Prompt as Administrator and execute the following command:

    REG ADD "HKLMSOFTWAREWow6432NodePLESKPSA ConfigConfig" /v log_pleskwebsite_history /t REG_DWORD /d 42 /f

    In the command above, replace 42 with the value in days the logs should be kept.