diff --git a/aircox/management/commands/archiver.py b/aircox/management/commands/archiver.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9ab545e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/aircox/management/commands/archiver.py
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+"""
+Handle archiving of logs in order to keep database light and fast. The
+logs are archived in gzip files, per day.
+"""
+import logging
+from argparse import RawTextHelpFormatter
+
+from django.conf import settings as main_settings
+from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand, CommandError
+from django.utils import timezone as tz
+
+import aircox.settings as settings
+from aircox.models import Log, Station
+
+logger = logging.getLogger('aircox.tools')
+
+
+class Command (BaseCommand):
+    help= __doc__
+
+    def add_arguments (self, parser):
+        parser.formatter_class=RawTextHelpFormatter
+        group = parser.add_argument_group('actions')
+        group.add_argument(
+            '-a', '--age', type=int,
+            default = settings.AIRCOX_LOGS_ARCHIVES_MIN_AGE,
+            help='minimal age in days of logs to archive. Default is '
+                 'settings.AIRCOX_LOGS_ARCHIVES_MIN_AGE'
+        )
+        group.add_argument(
+            '-f', '--force', action='store_true',
+            help='if an archive exists yet, force it to be updated'
+        )
+        group.add_argument(
+            '-k', '--keep', action='store_true',
+            help='keep logs in database instead of deleting them'
+        )
+
+    def handle (self, *args, age, force, keep, **options):
+        date = tz.now() - tz.timedelta(days = age)
+
+        while True:
+            date = date.replace(
+                hour = 0, minute = 0, second = 0, microsecond = 0
+            )
+
+            logger.info('archive log at date %s', date)
+            for station in Station.objects.all():
+                Log.objects.make_archive(
+                    station, date, force = force, keep = keep
+                )
+
+            qs = Log.objects.filter(date__lt = date)
+            if not qs.exists():
+                break
+            date = qs.order_by('-date').first().date
+
diff --git a/aircox/settings.py b/aircox/settings.py
index 4716b52..1382f60 100755
--- a/aircox/settings.py
+++ b/aircox/settings.py
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ ensure('AIRCOX_DEFAULT_USER_GROUPS', {
         'add_comment', 'edit_comment', 'delete_comment',
     ),
     # ensure user can log in using Wagtail
-    'Editors': None
+    'Editors': None,
     # ensure user can publish
-    'Moderators': None
+    'Moderators': None,
 })
 
 # Directory for the programs data
diff --git a/scripts/cron_diffusions b/scripts/cron_diffusions
index 49765cd..567e6e3 100755
--- a/scripts/cron_diffusions
+++ b/scripts/cron_diffusions
@@ -8,3 +8,8 @@ scripts/launch_in_venv ./manage.py diffusions --update --clean --check --mode au
 scripts/launch_in_venv ./manage.py diffusions --update --next-month --mode auto
 cd -
 
+# - archiver monitoring for the next month
+scripts/launch_in_venv ./manage.py archiver -a 60
+cd -
+
+