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 After completing this basic set-up, you may want to continue with more [[advanced_server_configuration| Advanced Server Configurtion]]. Before you start using your shiny, new Blocks server you should also consider what [[blocks:server:backup|Backup Strategy]] suits your needs best. Regardless of the method chosen, //any// backup is far better than no backup. So make sure you take this important aspect of a Blocks installation into consideration from the start.  After completing this basic set-up, you may want to continue with more [[advanced_server_configuration| Advanced Server Configurtion]]. Before you start using your shiny, new Blocks server you should also consider what [[blocks:server:backup|Backup Strategy]] suits your needs best. Regardless of the method chosen, //any// backup is far better than no backup. So make sure you take this important aspect of a Blocks installation into consideration from the start. 
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 +===== Setting the Time Zone =====
 +To set the correct time zone for your server, do as follows:
 +
 +  * Log in as the //pixi-admin// user (or switch to this accont),
 +  * Open a terminal window by clicking the "Terminal" icon in the dock to the left.
 +  
 +On ubuntu 24.04 and Debian 12 one must remove obsolete storage of timezone information (This location is no longer updated by timedatectl, which is the modern way of setting up time on Linux systems using systemd)
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 +<code>rm -f /etc/timezone</code>
 +
 +For this part it is important that the longer TZ identifier is used (i.e. Europe/London), while shorter notation is supported by linux, such short notations like "CET" is not recognized by Blocks server (java).  See available options from this list:[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_database_time_zones|TZ notation]]
 +<code>
 +sudo timedatectl set-timezone Europe/Stockholm
 +</code>
 +
 +Verify:
 +<code> timedatectl status </code>
 +
 +You must restart Blocks to make this change take effect.
 +