From b9d09f60157da09948f8ddb68eed0bace9d7ed4a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Henry-Hiles <henry@henryhiles.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2026 20:39:35 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] clear logs at start of month

---
 modules/server/caddy.nix | 26 +++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/modules/server/caddy.nix b/modules/server/caddy.nix
index 1f9e286..5f91f40 100644
--- a/modules/server/caddy.nix
+++ b/modules/server/caddy.nix
@@ -11,11 +11,35 @@
   };
 
   config = {
-    systemd.services.caddy.serviceConfig.Restart = lib.mkForce "always";
+    systemd = {
+      services = {
+        caddy.serviceConfig.Restart = lib.mkForce "always";
+        clear-caddy-logs = {
+          description = "Delete /var/log/caddy and restart Caddy (monthly)";
+          serviceConfig.Type = "oneshot";
+
+          script = "rm -rf /var/log/caddy";
+          postStop = "systemctl restart caddy";
+        };
+      };
+
+      timers.clear-caddy-logs = {
+        description = "Monthly Caddy log reset";
+        wantedBy = [ "timers.target" ];
+
+        timerConfig = {
+          OnCalendar = "*-*-01 00:00:00";
+          Persistent = true;
+          Unit = "clear-caddy-logs.service";
+        };
+      };
+    };
+
     networking.firewall.allowedTCPPorts = [
       80
       443
     ];
+
     services.caddy = {
       enable = true;
       email = "henry@henryhiles.com";