{ # Unbounded by default (Storage=persistent, no SystemMaxUse) -- found # 2026-07-31 after blunix's journal alone had grown to 3.8G and pinix's # to 1.6G with no cap in sight. A modest size limit keeps plenty of # history for `journalctl -u -b` debugging without letting it # grow indefinitely again. services.journald.settings.Journal = { SystemMaxUse = "500M"; }; }