diff --git a/infra/ansible/roles/docker/handlers/main.yml b/infra/ansible/roles/docker/handlers/main.yml
index 90d557d..b2c6059 100644
--- a/infra/ansible/roles/docker/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/infra/ansible/roles/docker/handlers/main.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@
     name: docker
     state: restarted
 
+# Non-disruptive: applies daemon.json (e.g. log-rotation) without bouncing
+# running containers, unlike "Restart docker".
+- name: Reload docker
+  ansible.builtin.systemd:
+    name: docker
+    state: reloaded
+
 - name: Reload systemd
   ansible.builtin.systemd:
     daemon_reload: true
diff --git a/infra/ansible/roles/docker/tasks/main.yml b/infra/ansible/roles/docker/tasks/main.yml
index 2f7f764..9b1ca7f 100644
--- a/infra/ansible/roles/docker/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/infra/ansible/roles/docker/tasks/main.yml
@@ -45,6 +45,25 @@
     update_cache: true
   notify: Restart docker
 
+# Cap container log growth. Without this, json-file logs are unbounded and a
+# single chatty container (e.g. forgejo at ~1GB) plus an orphaned backup dump
+# can fill / and crash Postgres (happened 2026-06-27). 50m x 3 = 150MB/container max.
+- name: Configure Docker daemon log rotation
+  ansible.builtin.copy:
+    dest: /etc/docker/daemon.json
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: "0644"
+    content: |
+      {
+        "log-driver": "json-file",
+        "log-opts": {
+          "max-size": "50m",
+          "max-file": "3"
+        }
+      }
+  notify: Reload docker
+
 - name: Ensure Docker service is enabled and started
   ansible.builtin.systemd:
     name: docker
diff --git a/infra/cron/pw-disk-space-alert b/infra/cron/pw-disk-space-alert
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2c91421
--- /dev/null
+++ b/infra/cron/pw-disk-space-alert
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Disk-space guardrail: alert via Telegram before / fills up and crashes
+# Postgres/Listmonk; auto-reclaims build cache + orphaned forgejo dump at CRIT.
+# Every 15 minutes. Runs as root (needs du on /var/lib/docker + docker socket).
+*/15 * * * * root /usr/local/bin/pw-disk-space-alert >> /var/log/pw-disk-space-alert.log 2>&1
diff --git a/infra/monitoring/pw-disk-space-alert.sh b/infra/monitoring/pw-disk-space-alert.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6d8f5f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/infra/monitoring/pw-disk-space-alert.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Disk-space guardrail. Alerts via Telegram BEFORE the root filesystem fills up
+# and crashes Postgres/Listmonk (as happened 2026-06-27 when an orphaned 15GB
+# forgejo-dump.zip + uncapped Docker logs pushed / to 100% and Postgres
+# crash-looped on "No space left on device"). Silent on healthy days.
+#
+# Also proactively cleans the two things that caused that outage:
+#   1. orphaned /tmp/forgejo-dump.zip left behind by an interrupted backup
+#   2. Docker build cache (safe, fully regenerable)
+# ...but ONLY once usage crosses a soft threshold, so normal days are untouched.
+#
+# Schedule: every 15 min via cron (see infra/cron/pw-disk-space-alert).
+set -uo pipefail
+
+ENV_FILE=/opt/performancewest/.env
+WARN_PCT=${PW_DISK_WARN_PCT:-80}    # Telegram warning at/above this %
+CRIT_PCT=${PW_DISK_CRIT_PCT:-88}    # auto-cleanup kicks in at/above this %
+MOUNT=/
+
+BOT=$(grep -E '^TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN=' "$ENV_FILE" 2>/dev/null | head -1 | cut -d= -f2-)
+CHAT=$(grep -E '^TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID=' "$ENV_FILE" 2>/dev/null | head -1 | cut -d= -f2-)
+tg() {
+  [ -n "${BOT:-}" ] && [ -n "${CHAT:-}" ] || return 0
+  curl -s --max-time 10 "https://api.telegram.org/bot${BOT}/sendMessage" \
+    --data-urlencode "chat_id=${CHAT}" --data-urlencode "text=$1" >/dev/null 2>&1
+}
+
+usage_pct() { df --output=pcent "$MOUNT" | tail -1 | tr -dc '0-9'; }
+
+PCT=$(usage_pct)
+[ -n "$PCT" ] || exit 0
+
+if [ "$PCT" -lt "$WARN_PCT" ]; then
+  exit 0   # healthy, stay silent
+fi
+
+FREED=""
+if [ "$PCT" -ge "$CRIT_PCT" ]; then
+  # 1. Drop any orphaned forgejo dump still sitting in the container's /tmp.
+  if docker exec performancewest-forgejo test -f /tmp/forgejo-dump.zip 2>/dev/null; then
+    docker exec performancewest-forgejo rm -f /tmp/forgejo-dump.zip 2>/dev/null \
+      && FREED="${FREED}orphaned forgejo-dump.zip; "
+  fi
+  # 2. Reclaim Docker build cache (safe, regenerable).
+  RECLAIMED=$(docker builder prune -af 2>/dev/null | grep -oE 'Total reclaimed space: .*' | head -1)
+  [ -n "$RECLAIMED" ] && FREED="${FREED}build-cache (${RECLAIMED#Total reclaimed space: }); "
+fi
+
+NEWPCT=$(usage_pct)
+AVAIL=$(df -h "$MOUNT" | tail -1 | awk '{print $4}')
+TOPDIRS=$(sudo du -shx /var/lib/docker /opt/backups /var/log 2>/dev/null | sort -rh | head -3 | awk '{printf "%s %s; ", $1, $2}')
+
+LEVEL="⚠️ WARNING"; [ "$NEWPCT" -ge "$CRIT_PCT" ] && LEVEL="🔴 CRITICAL"
+
+MSG=$(printf '%s Performance West disk space\n\nRoot %s: %s%% used (%s free)\n%s\nTop: %s' \
+  "$LEVEL" "$MOUNT" "$NEWPCT" "$AVAIL" \
+  "${FREED:+Auto-freed: ${FREED}now ${NEWPCT}%}" "$TOPDIRS")
+tg "$MSG"
+
+# Mirror to the same report log the warmup check uses, for history.
+echo "[$(date '+%F %T')] disk ${PCT}% -> ${NEWPCT}% (free ${AVAIL}) ${FREED:+freed: $FREED}" \
+  >> /opt/performancewest/logs/pw-disk-space-alert.log 2>&1