From 34db1a2a491f271fc0bffa54c6257b2b0e5815eb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: aluminum-ice <12374267+aluminum-ice@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 6 May 2025 23:50:12 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Update config.md (#9638)

Added clarification on how to change the timezone correctly. The documentation -- if carefully read -- explains how to change the timezone but it can be easily missed. I also explicitly mentioned the specific variable that must be set to change the timezone from UTC
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 docs/docs/start/config.md | 2 +-
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@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ The site URL is the URL that users will use to access the InvenTree server. For
 
 ### Timezone
 
-By default, the InvenTree server is configured to use the UTC timezone. This can be adjusted to your desired local timezone. You can refer to [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_database_time_zones) for a list of available timezones. Use the values specified in the *TZ Identifier* column in the linked page.
+By default, the InvenTree server is configured to use the UTC timezone. This can be adjusted to your desired local timezone. You can refer to [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_database_time_zones) for a list of available timezones. Use the values specified in the *TZ Identifier* column in the linked page. For example, to change to the United States Pacific timezone, set `INVENTREE_TIMEZONE='America/Los_Angeles'`.
 
 Date and time values are stored in the database in UTC format, and are converted to the selected timezone for display in the user interface or API.