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---
stage: Systems
group: Distribution
info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://handbook.gitlab.com/handbook/product/ux/technical-writing/#assignments
---
# Change your time zone
DETAILS:
**Tier:** Free, Premium, Ultimate
**Offering:** Self-managed
NOTE:
Users can set their [time zone in their profile](../user/profile/index.md#set-your-time-zone).
New users do not have a default time zone and must
explicitly set it before it displays on their profile.
On GitLab.com, the default time zone is UTC.
The default time zone in GitLab is UTC, but you can change it to your liking.
To update the time zone of your GitLab instance:
1. The specified time zone must be in
[tz format](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_database_time_zones).
You can use the `timedatectl` command to see the available time zones:
```shell
timedatectl list-timezones
```
1. Change the time zone, for example to `America/New_York`.
::Tabs
:::TabTitle Linux package (Omnibus)
1. Edit `/etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb`:
```ruby
gitlab_rails['time_zone'] = 'America/New_York'
```
1. Save the file, then reconfigure and restart GitLab:
```shell
sudo gitlab-ctl reconfigure
sudo gitlab-ctl restart
```
:::TabTitle Helm chart (Kubernetes)
1. Export the Helm values:
```shell
helm get values gitlab > gitlab_values.yaml
```
1. Edit `gitlab_values.yaml`:
```yaml
global:
time_zone: 'America/New_York'
```
1. Save the file and apply the new values:
```shell
helm upgrade -f gitlab_values.yaml gitlab gitlab/gitlab
```
:::TabTitle Docker
1. Edit `docker-compose.yml`:
```yaml
version: "3.6"
services:
gitlab:
environment:
GITLAB_OMNIBUS_CONFIG: |
gitlab_rails['time_zone'] = 'America/New_York'
```
1. Save the file and restart GitLab:
```shell
docker compose up -d
```
:::TabTitle Self-compiled (source)
1. Edit `/home/git/gitlab/config/gitlab.yml`:
```yaml
production: &base
gitlab:
time_zone: 'America/New_York'
```
1. Save the file and restart GitLab:
```shell
# For systems running systemd
sudo systemctl restart gitlab.target
# For systems running SysV init
sudo service gitlab restart
```
::EndTabs
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