From 661d4477d63e1d1eb6500555cd20b198512842b3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Lucas Armand <lucas@vast.ai>
Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2026 14:14:37 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] flag for model log rotate

---
 start_server.sh | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/start_server.sh b/start_server.sh
index 4d12a86..2fd427f 100755
--- a/start_server.sh
+++ b/start_server.sh
@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@ echo_var DEBUG_LOG
 echo_var PYWORKER_LOG
 echo_var MODEL_LOG
 
-if [ -e "$MODEL_LOG" ]; then
+ROTATE_MODEL_LOG="${ROTATE_MODEL_LOG:-false}"
+if [ "$ROTATE_MODEL_LOG" = "true" ] && [ -e "$MODEL_LOG" ]; then
     echo "Rotating model log at $MODEL_LOG to $MODEL_LOG.old"
     if ! cat "$MODEL_LOG" >> "$MODEL_LOG.old"; then
         report_error_and_exit "Failed to rotate model log"