Jira has its own log rotate
However, it doesn't delete old files.
It can be done with crontab though.
#### remove old jira log files longer 180 days
30 2 * * * /usr/bin/find /opt/atlassian/servicedesk/logs/ -maxdepth 1 -type f -mtime +180 -exec rm -rf {} \;
45 2 * * * /usr/bin/find /opt/atlassian/servicedesk/logs/ -maxdepth 1 -type f -mtime +6 -exec gzip -q {} \;
