In /etc/dnsmasq.d/01-pihole.conf, there is an entry log-facility=/var/log/pihole.log, so apparently, this would make the log file location configurable. Pihole-FTL has no configuration option to make it's logfile configurable, so it's always /var/log/pihole-FTL.log request(s): make the location …

[image] jpgpi250: Would you please explain how to do that (NOT enough Linux knowledge)… Sure, see here: [image] Moving the Pi-hole log to another location/device FAQs I will describe in this FAQ how to use the powerful symbolic links Linux offer to move…

[image] jpgpi250: Pihole-FTL has no configuration option to make it’s logfile configurable, so it’s always /var/log/pihole-FTL.log Well .. this is already possible using the option LOGFILE=... but is somehow missing in the docs. I will add it there, thanks for pointing this out. Having confi…

Thank you for your quick reply. [image] DL6ER: My suggestion was always to create a symlink from the hard-coded location to anywhere you want the files to end up Would you please explain how to do that (NOT enough Linux knowledge)… The goal, despite the massive negative comments, is to save…

If I understand this correctly, I could make use of the already created folder /var/log/pihole/, created by /etc/init.d/pihole-FTL, but never used, mount that folder as TMPFS and have the the logs written to the TMPFS (which I will of course loose, if the pi is rebooted. Correct? Thanks for your t…

[image] jpgpi250: Correct? Yes. You can also just disable the logs if you don't need them. You will still have all your data in the database.

Your guide works like a charm, as usual. Here is the script I used to make the logs move to TMPFS: #!/bin/bash # pihole logs # reference https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/moving-the-pi-hole-log-to-another-location-device/2041 # add /var/www/html/slate7/pages/text to /etc/fstab mkdir -p /var/log/pih…

[image] DL6ER: I will describe in this FAQ how to use the powerful symbolic links Linux offer to move the Pi-hole log to any destination. Found a problem with logrotation, decribed in this article. I started getting daily messages: error: error renaming temp state file /var/lib/logrotate/st…

Make location of pihole log files configurable

Feature Requests

DL6ER June 10, 2019, 9:21am 4

Sure, see here:

Writing unbound logs to USB stick