# System Time not same as local time

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-time-not-same-as-local-time/31142>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition80\
**Created:** [January 8, 2020, 2:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-time-not-same-as-local-time/31142 "2020-01-08T14:20:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![drinaldi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/drinaldi/32/32068_2.png) [@drinaldi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/drinaldi)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2020, 2:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-time-not-same-as-local-time/31142/1 "2020-01-08T14:20:29Z")

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having an issue where the system[currentdatetime] is off by 1 hour compared to local time on the server.  
I have restarted the gateway with no effect.  
server is in central time, but when running the project all my times on reports or on screens are all off by 1 hour.  
Any suggestions?  
thanks

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2020, 2:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-time-not-same-as-local-time/31142/3 "2020-01-08T14:52:42Z")

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Look in your ignition.conf file for any java timezone override.

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**Author:** ![drinaldi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/drinaldi/32/32068_2.png) [@drinaldi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/drinaldi)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2020, 3:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-time-not-same-as-local-time/31142/4 "2020-01-08T15:02:37Z")

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i opened that file from C:\Program Files\Inductive Automation\Ignition\data but nothing in there about timezone?

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2020, 3:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-time-not-same-as-local-time/31142/5 "2020-01-08T15:05:57Z")

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Ok. Any timezone override in the project settings?

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**Author:** ![drinaldi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/drinaldi/32/32068_2.png) [@drinaldi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/drinaldi)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2020, 3:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-time-not-same-as-local-time/31142/6 "2020-01-08T15:12:21Z")

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not sure where to look for that?  
thanks for helping smile:

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**Author:** ![wking](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/wking/32/21823_2.png) [@wking](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/wking)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2020, 3:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-time-not-same-as-local-time/31142/7 "2020-01-08T15:52:02Z")

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> [@drinaldi](#):
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> not sure where to look for that?  
> thanks for helping smile:

Ignition 8: [Project Settings - Ignition User Manual 8.0 - Ignition Documentation](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC80/Project+Settings)  
Ignition 7.9: [Project Properties - Ignition User Manual 7.9 - Ignition Documentation](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC79/Project+Properties)

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**Author:** ![drinaldi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/drinaldi/32/32068_2.png) [@drinaldi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/drinaldi)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2020, 4:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-time-not-same-as-local-time/31142/8 "2020-01-08T16:00:23Z")

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there is nothing in the project related to timezone? Am I missing something?  
thanks

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2020, 4:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-time-not-same-as-local-time/31142/9 "2020-01-08T16:04:14Z")

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Wrong link. Access from the designer:

[https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC80/Vision+Project+Properties](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC80/Vision+Project+Properties)

Look at the “Vision General Properties”

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**Author:** ![drinaldi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/drinaldi/32/32068_2.png) [@drinaldi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/drinaldi)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2020, 4:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-time-not-same-as-local-time/31142/10 "2020-01-08T16:14:39Z")

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Thank you , thank you, that was the issue.