Laravel Log Management on aaPanel: Centralized Logging, Rotation & Monitoring 2026

Logs: Your Application's Diagnostic Tool

Proper log management in 2026 means centralized collection, automated rotation, and intelligent monitoring.

Step 1: Laravel Log Configuration

# config/logging.php
'channels' => [
    'stack' => [
        'driver' => 'stack',
        'channels' => ['daily', 'slack'],
    ],
    'daily' => [
        'driver' => 'daily',
        'path' => storage_path('logs/laravel.log'),
        'level' => 'debug',
        'days' => 14,
    ],
]

Step 2: Log Rotation with logrotate

# /etc/logrotate.d/laravel
/www/wwwroot/yourdomain.com/storage/logs/*.log {
    daily
    missingok
    rotate 30
    compress
    delaycompress
    notifempty
    create 644 www www
    sharedscripts
    postrotate
        kill -USR1 `cat /var/run/nginx.pid 2>/dev/null` 2>/dev/null || true
    endscript
}

Step 3: Centralized Logging

Setting up centralized logging with tools like ELK Stack or Papertrail.

Step 4: Error Monitoring

Integrating error monitoring services like Sentry or Bugsnag.

Step 5: Performance Logging

Logging performance metrics for optimization and troubleshooting.

Published: April 5, 2026 | Category: Laravel, aaPanel, Logging, Monitoring