| Cause | Description | |-------|-------------| | Verbose default log level (DEBUG) | Every frame’s VMAF features logged | | No log rotation | Append-only writes since daemon start | | High-throughput video streams | 60 fps → 5M+ log lines/hour | | Exception flooding | Repeated error messages on network issues |

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