# In Wowza How to change the time zone

**URL:** <https://community.wowza.com/t/in-wowza-how-to-change-the-time-zone/51783>\
**Category:** Wowza Streaming Engine\
**Created:** [October 12, 2018, 2:36pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/in-wowza-how-to-change-the-time-zone/51783 "2018-10-12T14:36:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![Elwood\_Hernandez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/94ad74/32.png) [@Elwood\_Hernandez](https://community.wowza.com/u/Elwood_Hernandez)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2018, 2:36pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/in-wowza-how-to-change-the-time-zone/51783/1 "2018-10-12T14:36:23Z")

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**Author:** ![Rose\_Power-Wowza\_Com](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.wowza.com/rose_power-wowza_com/32/431_2.png) [@Rose\_Power-Wowza\_Com](https://community.wowza.com/u/Rose_Power-Wowza_Com)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2018, 6:08pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/in-wowza-how-to-change-the-time-zone/51783/2 "2018-08-13T18:08:42Z")

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Hello @Elwood Hernandez,

Yes the Wowza server time is set to be the same as the system clock.

This can be changed by editing the [Wowza-Install]/conf/Tune.xml file and adding the following line in the VMOptions container.

1. -Duser.timezone=GMT

A restart of Wowza is required for the changes to take effect.

Note: you will likely see warning messages about the server statistics and may have to delete the [Wowza-Install]/stats/ directory so they are created fresh.