diff --git a/roles/nginx/server/tasks/main.yml b/roles/nginx/server/tasks/main.yml
index ec17df6..daf7775 100644
--- a/roles/nginx/server/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/nginx/server/tasks/main.yml
@@ -45,6 +45,21 @@
     - error.log
   when: ansible_os_family == "OpenBSD"
 
+- name: install custom logrotate
+  template:
+    dest: /usr/local/sbin/nginx-logrotate
+    src: nginx-logrotate.sh
+    mode: 0755
+    owner: root
+    group: "{{ ansible_wheel }}"
+
+- name: add logrotate cron job
+  cron:
+    name: nginx-logrotate
+    hour: "0"
+    minute: "0"
+    job: /usr/local/sbin/nginx-logrotate
+
 # https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1725248
 - block:
     - name: create drop-in directory for service
diff --git a/roles/nginx/server/templates/nginx-logrotate.sh b/roles/nginx/server/templates/nginx-logrotate.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..30b476a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/nginx/server/templates/nginx-logrotate.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -e
+
+umask 022
+
+[ -f /var/run/nginx.pid ] || exit 0
+
+SUFFIX="$(date +%Y%m%d-%H%M%S)"
+LOGS=""
+
+for log in "{{ nginx_logdir }}"/*.log ; do
+    [ -s "$log" ] || continue
+    mv "$log" "${log}.${SUFFIX}"
+    LOGS="${LOGS} ${log}.${SUFFIX}"
+done
+
+[ -z "$LOGS" ] && exit 0
+
+kill -USR1 "$(cat /var/run/nginx.pid)"
+sleep 5
+
+for log in $LOGS ; do
+    gzip "$log"
+done