diff --git a/platform/packages/medic-api/scripts/medic-api/include/link-logs b/platform/packages/medic-api/scripts/medic-api/include/link-logs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cf4e3cd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/packages/medic-api/scripts/medic-api/include/link-logs
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+link_logs()
+{
+  rm -f "/var/log/$PACKAGE_NAME" &&
+  ln -sf "$PACKAGE_STORAGE/logs" "/var/log/$PACKAGE_NAME"
+
+  return "$?"
+}
+
diff --git a/platform/packages/medic-api/scripts/medic-api/include/logrotate b/platform/packages/medic-api/scripts/medic-api/include/logrotate
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..69501ce7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/packages/medic-api/scripts/medic-api/include/logrotate
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+logrotate_install()
+{
+  local logrotate_dir='/etc/logrotate.d'
+  local logrotate_cfg="$PACKAGE_NAME.conf"
+  local logrotate_dst_path="$logrotate_dir/$logrotate_cfg"
+  local logrotate_src_path="$PACKAGE_SETTINGS/logrotate/$logrotate_cfg"
+
+  mkdir -p "$logrotate_dir" \
+    || return 1
+
+  if ! [ -f "$logrotate_dst_path" ]; then
+    ln -sf "$logrotate_src_path" "$logrotate_dst_path" \
+      || return 2
+  fi
+
+  return 0
+}
+
diff --git a/platform/packages/medic-api/scripts/medic-api/setup/link-logs b/platform/packages/medic-api/scripts/medic-api/setup/link-logs
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..c4f7dff0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/packages/medic-api/scripts/medic-api/setup/link-logs
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+main()
+{
+  local self="`realpath "$0"`"
+  local base="`dirname -- "$self"`"
+
+  source "$base/../env" &&
+  merge_environment /srv || return 255
+
+  source "$base/../include/link-logs" &&
+  link_logs
+
+  return "$?"
+}
+
+main "$@"
+exit "$?"
+
diff --git a/platform/packages/medic-api/scripts/medic-api/setup/logrotate b/platform/packages/medic-api/scripts/medic-api/setup/logrotate
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..08e88cff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/packages/medic-api/scripts/medic-api/setup/logrotate
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+main()
+{
+  local self="`realpath "$0"`"
+  local base="`dirname -- "$self"`"
+
+  source "$base/../env" &&
+  merge_environment /srv || return 255
+
+  source "$base/../include/logrotate" && logrotate_install \
+    || return 1
+
+  return 0
+}
+
+main "$@"
+exit "$?"
+
diff --git a/platform/packages/medic-api/settings/medic-api/logrotate/medic-api.conf b/platform/packages/medic-api/settings/medic-api/logrotate/medic-api.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e62a185c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/packages/medic-api/settings/medic-api/logrotate/medic-api.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+
+/srv/storage/medic-api/logs/*.log {
+}
+
diff --git a/platform/packages/medic-sentinel/scripts/medic-sentinel/include/link-logs b/platform/packages/medic-sentinel/scripts/medic-sentinel/include/link-logs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cf4e3cd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/packages/medic-sentinel/scripts/medic-sentinel/include/link-logs
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+link_logs()
+{
+  rm -f "/var/log/$PACKAGE_NAME" &&
+  ln -sf "$PACKAGE_STORAGE/logs" "/var/log/$PACKAGE_NAME"
+
+  return "$?"
+}
+
diff --git a/platform/packages/medic-sentinel/scripts/medic-sentinel/include/logrotate b/platform/packages/medic-sentinel/scripts/medic-sentinel/include/logrotate
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..69501ce7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/packages/medic-sentinel/scripts/medic-sentinel/include/logrotate
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+logrotate_install()
+{
+  local logrotate_dir='/etc/logrotate.d'
+  local logrotate_cfg="$PACKAGE_NAME.conf"
+  local logrotate_dst_path="$logrotate_dir/$logrotate_cfg"
+  local logrotate_src_path="$PACKAGE_SETTINGS/logrotate/$logrotate_cfg"
+
+  mkdir -p "$logrotate_dir" \
+    || return 1
+
+  if ! [ -f "$logrotate_dst_path" ]; then
+    ln -sf "$logrotate_src_path" "$logrotate_dst_path" \
+      || return 2
+  fi
+
+  return 0
+}
+
diff --git a/platform/packages/medic-sentinel/scripts/medic-sentinel/setup/link-logs b/platform/packages/medic-sentinel/scripts/medic-sentinel/setup/link-logs
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..c4f7dff0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/packages/medic-sentinel/scripts/medic-sentinel/setup/link-logs
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+main()
+{
+  local self="`realpath "$0"`"
+  local base="`dirname -- "$self"`"
+
+  source "$base/../env" &&
+  merge_environment /srv || return 255
+
+  source "$base/../include/link-logs" &&
+  link_logs
+
+  return "$?"
+}
+
+main "$@"
+exit "$?"
+
diff --git a/platform/packages/medic-sentinel/scripts/medic-sentinel/setup/logrotate b/platform/packages/medic-sentinel/scripts/medic-sentinel/setup/logrotate
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..08e88cff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/packages/medic-sentinel/scripts/medic-sentinel/setup/logrotate
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+main()
+{
+  local self="`realpath "$0"`"
+  local base="`dirname -- "$self"`"
+
+  source "$base/../env" &&
+  merge_environment /srv || return 255
+
+  source "$base/../include/logrotate" && logrotate_install \
+    || return 1
+
+  return 0
+}
+
+main "$@"
+exit "$?"
+
diff --git a/platform/packages/medic-sentinel/settings/medic-sentinel/logrotate/medic-sentinel.conf b/platform/packages/medic-sentinel/settings/medic-sentinel/logrotate/medic-sentinel.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a9067287
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/packages/medic-sentinel/settings/medic-sentinel/logrotate/medic-sentinel.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+
+/srv/storage/medic-sentinel/logs/*.log {
+}
+
diff --git a/platform/packages/system-services/scripts/system-services/run/cron b/platform/packages/system-services/scripts/system-services/run/cron
index f9a1f08e..85e8cb54 100755
--- a/platform/packages/system-services/scripts/system-services/run/cron
+++ b/platform/packages/system-services/scripts/system-services/run/cron
@@ -2,13 +2,8 @@
 
 start()
 {
-  local logs_dir='/srv/storage/system-services/logs'
-
-  mkdir -p "$logs_dir" &&
-  \
   exec /boot/timestamp \
-    busybox crond -f -L "$log_path" \
-      >> "$logs_dir/cron.log" 2>&1
+    cron -f >> "$logs_dir/cron.log" 2>&1
 }
 
 main()