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Add logrotation section on Running Filebeat on k8s #24120

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Add logrotation section on Running Filebeat on k8s
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Fix cross-doc link
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Expand Up @@ -233,3 +233,12 @@ annotations:
co.elastic.logs.json-logging/json.add_error_key: "true"
co.elastic.logs.json-logging/json.message_key: "message"
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==== Logrotation

According to https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/cluster-administration/logging/#logging-at-the-node-level[kubernetes documentation]
_Kubernetes is not responsible for rotating logs, but rather a deployment tool should set up a solution to address that_.
Different logrotation strategies can cause issues that might make Filebeat losing events or even duplicating events.
Users can find more information about Filebeat's logrotation best practises at Filebeat's
https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/filebeat/current/file-log-rotation.html#file-log-rotation[logrotation specific documentation].
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Let the docs builder build the url to the proper version and document, use a placeholder like this one:

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https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/filebeat/current/file-log-rotation.html#file-log-rotation[logrotation specific documentation].
<<file-log-rotation,log rotation specific documentation>>.