Note: the commands in this article require root access or the usage of a sudo user. If you don\u2019t know what that means be sure to check out our full guide on creating sudo users in Ubuntu<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n First of all, before you set the time of your server, you need to know what times are available. For example, I can\u2019t set my Ubuntu clock for Miami, Fl. But I can set it for New York, NY.\u2014which will be the same time, for all intents and purposes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \nYou can see a list of all available timezones by running this command:\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nThat will yield 610 results, so it\u2019s not very helpful. With the grep command, you can limit your output to a search query. For example, if you wanted to find \u201cNew York\u201d, you could search for it like this:\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nAnd you will get the following output:\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nNow that you have a list of available timezones, find one that\u2019s closest to you and set it for your system. You can do that with the following command:\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nFor example, if you want to set your timezone for Now you have run a command to set the timezone for your server, but how do you know you did it right? You can always double-check you have the correct timezone set with the following command: <\/p>\n\n\n\n This command will output the current time, date, and other timezone information on your Ubuntu server.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You will get an output similar to this one:<\/p>\n\n\n Well done! Now your Ubuntu cloud server can tell time properly. For more system admin tutorials and information, check out our full cloud server guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Get Available Timezones<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
timedatectl list-timezones\n<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
timedatectl list-timezones | grep \"New\"\n<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
America\/New<\/strong>_York\nAmerica\/North_Dakota\/New<\/strong>_Salem\nCanada\/New<\/strong>foundland\n<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Set The Server Timezone To Your Desired Location<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
sudo timedatectl set-timezone <desired timezone>\n<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
America\/New_York<\/code> (as in the above example), the command would look like this:\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nsudo timedatectl set-timezone America\/New_York\n<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Verify You Have Set The Correct Timezone<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
timedatectl\n<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
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