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+# newsyslog rotation for Gitea Actions runner: ${RUNNER_NAME}
+# Rendered from com.gitea.runner.newsyslog.conf.tpl
+# Installed to /etc/newsyslog.d/ by manage_runner.sh (add_native_runner)
+#
+# Fields: logfile  owner:group  mode  count  size  when  flags
+#   count=5   — keep 5 rotated archives
+#   size=51200 — rotate when log exceeds 50 MB (size in KB)
+#   when=*    — also check daily (default newsyslog interval)
+#   flags=GN  — G=gzip old logs, N=create new file if missing
+${RUNNER_DATA_PATH}/runner.out.log  :staff  644  5  51200  *  GN
+${RUNNER_DATA_PATH}/runner.err.log  :staff  644  5  51200  *  GN