diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1bf3905..4239c7b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 Archiv/
 Backup/
 log.txt
-
+logrotate.status
+*.gz
diff --git a/logrotate.cfg b/logrotate.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..938c553
--- /dev/null
+++ b/logrotate.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+/home/oberkoetter/Dokumente/Git/rettedpv/log.txt {
+    monthly
+    rotate 3
+    compress
+    missingok
+    notifempty
+    copytruncate
+    dateext
+}
+
diff --git a/rotate.sh b/rotate.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..64511cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rotate.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+cd /home/oberkoetter/Dokumente/Git/rettedpv
+logrotate -s ./logrotate.status -f ./logrotate.cfg
+