How to set up timezone on Ubuntu 20.04
Precision is crucial. Accurate usage of timezone is integral to the smooth operation of your applications and services. Here are the steps to achieve this:
List Available Timezones:
timedatectl list-timezones
Set Your Desired Timezone:
sudo timedatectl set-timezone Your/Timezone.
For instance, to set your server timezone to New York, you would execute
sudo timedatectl set-timezone America/New_York.
GPS Trackers and IoT Servers: For those working with GPS trackers or setting up IoT servers that gather data from various devices, most trackers require the server timezone to be UTC. This can be set using the command
sudo timedatectl set-timezone UTC.
Verify the Configured Timezone: To ensure the timezone has been correctly set, use
timedatectl
An example output would look as follows:
root@server:~# timedatectl
Local time: Thu 2020-07-23 21:30:05 UTC
Universal time: Thu 2020-07-23 21:30:05 UTC
RTC time: Thu 2020-07-23 21:30:06
Time zone: UTC (UTC, +0000)
System clock synchronized: yes
systemd-timesyncd.service active: yes
RTC in local TZ: noEnable NTP Synchronization: To facilitate NTP synchronization, run the following commands
sudo apt-get update and then sudo apt-get install ntp.
By following these steps, you will successfully set the time and timezone on your Ubuntu 20.04 server.
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