diff --git a/config.example.yaml b/config.example.yaml
index 5798adc..374bf3c 100644
--- a/config.example.yaml
+++ b/config.example.yaml
@@ -27,12 +27,20 @@ connection:
 logging:
   # log-level:[debug|info|error]   Verbosity level for stdout and log file (default: info)
   log-level: debug
-  # log-database-level:[debug|info|error]  Verbosity level for database storing (default: info)
+  # log-database-level:[debug|info|error|none]  Verbosity level for database storing (default: info)
   log-database-level: debug
   # log-file:                      File name to store logs
   log-file: session.log
   # log-file-format:[json|text]    Format of file logs (default: json)
   log-file-format: text
+  # log-file-rotate                Rotate log files
+  log-file-rotate: true
+  # log-file-size:                 Maximum size in MB of the log file before it gets rotated (default: 100)
+  log-file-size: 10
+  # log-file-age:                  Number of days to retain old log files, 0 means forever (default: 0)
+  log-file-age: 28
+  # log-file-number:               Maximum number of old log files to retain, 0 to retain all (default: 0)
+  log-file-number: 10
 
 # - Bootstrap Settings -
 start:
diff --git a/docs/README.rst b/docs/README.rst
index b2bb75a..a3195b9 100644
--- a/docs/README.rst
+++ b/docs/README.rst
@@ -77,21 +77,24 @@ Command line options
         --log-file=                                  File name to store logs
         --log-file-format=[json|text]                Format of file logs (default: json)
         --log-file-rotate                            Rotate log files
+        --log-file-size=                             Maximum size in MB of the log file before it gets rotated (default: 100)
+        --log-file-age=                              Number of days to retain old log files, 0 means forever (default: 0)
+        --log-file-number=                           Maximum number of old log files to retain, 0 to retain all (default: 0)
   
   Start:
     -f, --file=                                      SQL script file to execute during startup
-        --init                                       Initialize database schema to the latest version and exit.   
-                                                     Can be used with --upgrade
+        --init                                       Initialize database schema to the latest version and exit. Can be used
+                                                     with --upgrade
         --upgrade                                    Upgrade database to the latest version
-        --debug                                      Run in debug mode. Only asynchronous chains will be executed     
+        --debug                                      Run in debug mode. Only asynchronous chains will be executed
   
   Resource:
-        --cron-workers=                              Number of parallel workers for scheduled chains (default: 16)    
-        --interval-workers=                          Number of parallel workers for interval chains (default: 16)     
-        --chain-timeout=                             Abort any chain that takes more than the specified number of     
+        --cron-workers=                              Number of parallel workers for scheduled chains (default: 16)
+        --interval-workers=                          Number of parallel workers for interval chains (default: 16)
+        --chain-timeout=                             Abort any chain that takes more than the specified number of
                                                      milliseconds
-        --task-timeout=                              Abort any task within a chain that takes more than the specified 
-                                                     number of milliseconds
+        --task-timeout=                              Abort any task within a chain that takes more than the specified number
+                                                     of milliseconds
   
   REST:
         --rest-port=                                 REST API port (default: 0) [$PGTT_RESTPORT]
diff --git a/internal/config/cmdparser.go b/internal/config/cmdparser.go
index f0e3de2..29af520 100644
--- a/internal/config/cmdparser.go
+++ b/internal/config/cmdparser.go
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ type LoggingOpts struct {
 	LogFile       string `long:"log-file" mapstructure:"log-file" description:"File name to store logs"`
 	LogFileFormat string `long:"log-file-format" mapstructure:"log-file-format" description:"Format of file logs" choice:"json" choice:"text" default:"json"`
 	LogFileRotate bool   `long:"log-file-rotate" mapstructure:"log-file-rotate" description:"Rotate log files"`
+	LogFileSize   int    `long:"log-file-size" mapstructure:"log-file-size" description:"Maximum size in MB of the log file before it gets rotated" default:"100"`
+	LogFileAge    int    `long:"log-file-age" mapstructure:"log-file-age" description:"Number of days to retain old log files, 0 means forever" default:"0"`
+	LogFileNumber int    `long:"log-file-number" mapstructure:"log-file-number" description:"Maximum number of old log files to retain, 0 to retain all" default:"0"`
 }
 
 // StartOpts specifies the application startup options
diff --git a/internal/log/log.go b/internal/log/log.go
index 68f844f..3c88055 100644
--- a/internal/log/log.go
+++ b/internal/log/log.go
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ func getLogFileWriter(opts config.LoggingOpts) any {
 	if opts.LogFileRotate {
 		return &lumberjack.Logger{
 			Filename:   opts.LogFile,
-			MaxSize:    10, // megabytes after which new file is created
-			MaxBackups: 10, // number of backups
-			MaxAge:     7,  //days
+			MaxSize:    opts.LogFileSize,
+			MaxBackups: opts.LogFileNumber,
+			MaxAge:     opts.LogFileAge,
 		}
 	}
 	return opts.LogFile