diff --git a/cmd/crowdsec/main.go b/cmd/crowdsec/main.go
index 30b83a794..9f43eee43 100644
--- a/cmd/crowdsec/main.go
+++ b/cmd/crowdsec/main.go
@@ -295,7 +295,8 @@ func main() {
 		log.Fatalf(err.Error())
 	}
 	// Configure logging
-	if err = types.SetDefaultLoggerConfig(cConfig.Common.LogMedia, cConfig.Common.LogDir, *cConfig.Common.LogLevel); err != nil {
+	if err = types.SetDefaultLoggerConfig(cConfig.Common.LogMedia, cConfig.Common.LogDir, *cConfig.Common.LogLevel,
+		cConfig.Common.LogMaxSize, cConfig.Common.LogMaxFiles, cConfig.Common.LogMaxAge, cConfig.Common.CompressLogs); err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err.Error())
 	}
 
diff --git a/cmd/crowdsec/serve.go b/cmd/crowdsec/serve.go
index 1e91e6a33..e3c70864c 100644
--- a/cmd/crowdsec/serve.go
+++ b/cmd/crowdsec/serve.go
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ func reloadHandler(sig os.Signal, cConfig *csconfig.Config) error {
 		log.Fatalf(err.Error())
 	}
 	// Configure logging
-	if err = types.SetDefaultLoggerConfig(cConfig.Common.LogMedia, cConfig.Common.LogDir, *cConfig.Common.LogLevel); err != nil {
+	if err = types.SetDefaultLoggerConfig(cConfig.Common.LogMedia, cConfig.Common.LogDir, *cConfig.Common.LogLevel,
+		cConfig.Common.LogMaxSize, cConfig.Common.LogMaxFiles, cConfig.Common.LogMaxAge, cConfig.Common.CompressLogs); err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err.Error())
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/apiserver/apiserver_test.go b/pkg/apiserver/apiserver_test.go
index 8881b49ed..927f118f2 100644
--- a/pkg/apiserver/apiserver_test.go
+++ b/pkg/apiserver/apiserver_test.go
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ func TestLoggingDebugToFileConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	os.Remove(expectedFile)
 
 	// Configure logging
-	if err := types.SetDefaultLoggerConfig(cfg.LogMedia, cfg.LogDir, *cfg.LogLevel); err != nil {
+	if err := types.SetDefaultLoggerConfig(cfg.LogMedia, cfg.LogDir, *cfg.LogLevel, cfg.LogMaxSize, cfg.LogMaxFiles, cfg.LogMaxAge, cfg.CompressLogs); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err.Error())
 	}
 	api, err := NewServer(&cfg)
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ func TestLoggingErrorToFileConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	os.Remove(expectedFile)
 
 	// Configure logging
-	if err := types.SetDefaultLoggerConfig(cfg.LogMedia, cfg.LogDir, *cfg.LogLevel); err != nil {
+	if err := types.SetDefaultLoggerConfig(cfg.LogMedia, cfg.LogDir, *cfg.LogLevel, cfg.LogMaxSize, cfg.LogMaxFiles, cfg.LogMaxAge, cfg.CompressLogs); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err.Error())
 	}
 	api, err := NewServer(&cfg)
diff --git a/pkg/csconfig/api.go b/pkg/csconfig/api.go
index 7862cd7a4..73da963b5 100644
--- a/pkg/csconfig/api.go
+++ b/pkg/csconfig/api.go
@@ -88,6 +88,10 @@ type LocalApiServerCfg struct {
 	Profiles               []*ProfileCfg       `yaml:"-"`
 	LogLevel               *log.Level          `yaml:"log_level"`
 	UseForwardedForHeaders bool                `yaml:"use_forwarded_for_headers,omitempty"`
+	CompressLogs           *bool               `yaml:"-"`
+	LogMaxSize             int                 `yaml:"-"`
+	LogMaxAge              int                 `yaml:"-"`
+	LogMaxFiles            int                 `yaml:"-"`
 }
 
 type TLSCfg struct {
@@ -102,6 +106,11 @@ func (c *Config) LoadAPIServer() error {
 		}
 		c.API.Server.LogDir = c.Common.LogDir
 		c.API.Server.LogMedia = c.Common.LogMedia
+		c.API.Server.CompressLogs = c.Common.CompressLogs
+		c.API.Server.LogMaxSize = c.Common.LogMaxSize
+		c.API.Server.LogMaxAge = c.Common.LogMaxAge
+		c.API.Server.LogMaxFiles = c.Common.LogMaxFiles
+
 		if err := c.API.Server.LoadProfiles(); err != nil {
 			return errors.Wrap(err, "while loading profiles for LAPI")
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/csconfig/common.go b/pkg/csconfig/common.go
index f5eee8a8c..4f53e08d6 100644
--- a/pkg/csconfig/common.go
+++ b/pkg/csconfig/common.go
@@ -10,12 +10,16 @@ import (
 
 /*daemonization/service related stuff*/
 type CommonCfg struct {
-	Daemonize  bool
-	PidDir     string     `yaml:"pid_dir"`
-	LogMedia   string     `yaml:"log_media"`
-	LogDir     string     `yaml:"log_dir,omitempty"` //if LogMedia = file
-	LogLevel   *log.Level `yaml:"log_level"`
-	WorkingDir string     `yaml:"working_dir,omitempty"` ///var/run
+	Daemonize    bool
+	PidDir       string     `yaml:"pid_dir"`
+	LogMedia     string     `yaml:"log_media"`
+	LogDir       string     `yaml:"log_dir,omitempty"` //if LogMedia = file
+	LogLevel     *log.Level `yaml:"log_level"`
+	WorkingDir   string     `yaml:"working_dir,omitempty"` ///var/run
+	CompressLogs *bool      `yaml:"compress_logs,omitempty"`
+	LogMaxSize   int        `yaml:"log_max_size,omitempty"`
+	LogMaxAge    int        `yaml:"log_max_age,omitempty"`
+	LogMaxFiles  int        `yaml:"log_max_files,omitempty"`
 }
 
 func (c *Config) LoadCommon() error {
diff --git a/pkg/types/utils.go b/pkg/types/utils.go
index 9c5b1d1e0..d6dd45a33 100644
--- a/pkg/types/utils.go
+++ b/pkg/types/utils.go
@@ -22,16 +22,33 @@ var logFormatter log.Formatter
 var LogOutput *lumberjack.Logger //io.Writer
 var logLevel log.Level
 
-func SetDefaultLoggerConfig(cfgMode string, cfgFolder string, cfgLevel log.Level) error {
+func SetDefaultLoggerConfig(cfgMode string, cfgFolder string, cfgLevel log.Level, maxSize int, maxFiles int, maxAge int, compress *bool) error {
 
 	/*Configure logs*/
 	if cfgMode == "file" {
+		_maxsize := 500
+		if maxSize != 0 {
+			_maxsize = maxSize
+		}
+		_maxfiles := 3
+		if maxFiles != 0 {
+			_maxfiles = maxFiles
+		}
+		_maxage := 28
+		if maxAge != 0 {
+			_maxage = maxAge
+		}
+		_compress := true
+		if compress != nil {
+			_compress = *compress
+		}
+
 		LogOutput = &lumberjack.Logger{
 			Filename:   cfgFolder + "/crowdsec.log",
-			MaxSize:    500, //megabytes
-			MaxBackups: 3,
-			MaxAge:     28,   //days
-			Compress:   true, //disabled by default
+			MaxSize:    _maxsize,
+			MaxBackups: _maxfiles,
+			MaxAge:     _maxage,
+			Compress:   _compress,
 		}
 		log.SetOutput(LogOutput)
 	} else if cfgMode != "stdout" {