diff --git a/playbook-system.yml b/playbook-system.yml
index cb3283c..1b5f1a8 100644
--- a/playbook-system.yml
+++ b/playbook-system.yml
@@ -36,6 +36,27 @@
         security_autoupdate_enabled: true
         security_fail2ban_enabled: true
 
+    - name: "Create systemd journald drop-in directory"
+      ansible.builtin.file:
+        path: /etc/systemd/journald.conf.d
+        state: directory
+        owner: root
+        group: root
+        mode: "0755"
+
+    - name: "Limit systemd journal size"
+      ansible.builtin.copy:
+        content: |
+          # Managed by ansible (playbook-system.yml)
+          # Без потолка journald занимает до 10% ФС.
+          [Journal]
+          SystemMaxUse=500M
+        dest: /etc/systemd/journald.conf.d/99-max-use.conf
+        owner: root
+        group: root
+        mode: "0644"
+      notify: "Restart systemd-journald"
+
     - name: "Copy keep files script"
       ansible.builtin.copy:
         src: "files/keep-files.py"
@@ -61,3 +82,9 @@
       when: mount_external_storage | default(false) | bool
       tags:
         - mount-storage
+
+  handlers:
+    - name: "Restart systemd-journald"
+      ansible.builtin.systemd_service:
+        name: systemd-journald
+        state: restarted