diff --git a/files/docker-daemon.json b/files/docker-daemon.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..55ac195
--- /dev/null
+++ b/files/docker-daemon.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "log-driver": "json-file",
+  "log-opts": {
+    "max-file": "10",
+    "max-size": "100m"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/lemmy.yml b/lemmy.yml
index 8388fbf..9b17584 100644
--- a/lemmy.yml
+++ b/lemmy.yml
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@
         - 'certbot'
         - 'python3-certbot-nginx'
 
+  - name: copy docker config
+    copy: src='../files/docker-daemon.json' dest='/etc/docker/daemon.json' mode='0644'
+
   - name: request initial letsencrypt certificate
     command: certbot certonly --nginx --agree-tos --cert-name '{{ domain }}' -d '{{ domain }}' -m '{{ letsencrypt_contact_email }}'
     args:
diff --git a/templates/docker-compose.yml b/templates/docker-compose.yml
index 7c5cd92..0345a80 100644
--- a/templates/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/templates/docker-compose.yml
@@ -13,10 +13,6 @@ services:
     depends_on:
       - postgres
       - pictrs
-    logging:
-      options:
-        max-size: "20m"
-        max-file: "5"
 
   lemmy-ui:
     image: {{ lemmy_docker_ui_image }}
@@ -31,10 +27,6 @@ services:
       - ./volumes/lemmy-ui/extra_themes:/app/extra_themes
     depends_on: 
       - lemmy
-    logging:
-      options:
-        max-size: "20m"
-        max-file: "5"
 
   postgres:
     image: postgres:12-alpine
@@ -45,10 +37,6 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - ./volumes/postgres:/var/lib/postgresql/data
     restart: always
-    logging:
-      options:
-        max-size: "20m"
-        max-file: "5"
 
   pictrs:
     image: asonix/pictrs:0.3.1
@@ -59,17 +47,9 @@ services:
       - ./volumes/pictrs:/mnt
     restart: always
     mem_limit: 200m
-    logging:
-      options:
-        max-size: "20m"
-        max-file: "5"
 
   postfix:
     image: mwader/postfix-relay
     environment:
       - POSTFIX_myhostname={{ domain }}
     restart: "always"
-    logging:
-      options:
-        max-size: "20m"
-        max-file: "5"