# Setting the Time Zone

By default, SingleStore uses the time zone setting on the host (the Linux OS). You can update the time zone on the [host](https://docs.singlestore.com/db/v9.1/user-and-cluster-administration/maintain-your-cluster/setting-the-time-zone/setting-the-time-zone-on-the-host-linux-os.md) or through SingleStore via the [default\_time\_zone](https://docs.singlestore.com/db/v9.1/user-and-cluster-administration/maintain-your-cluster/setting-the-time-zone/setting-the-time-zone-in-singlestore.md) configuration option.

> **📝 Note**: SingleStore recommends that you set the time zone on the host instead of setting the SingleStore `default_time_zone` configuration option, when possible. Also, when you use either of these two methods, SingleStore recommends that you set the time zone to UTC and then have your application convert UTC time to the user’s local time zone.

## In this section

* [Setting the Time Zone on the Host (Linux OS)](https://docs.singlestore.com/db/v9.1/user-and-cluster-administration/maintain-your-cluster/setting-the-time-zone/setting-the-time-zone-on-the-host-linux-os.md)
* [Setting the Time Zone in SingleStore](https://docs.singlestore.com/db/v9.1/user-and-cluster-administration/maintain-your-cluster/setting-the-time-zone/setting-the-time-zone-in-singlestore.md)
* [Time Zone Engine Variables](https://docs.singlestore.com/db/v9.1/user-and-cluster-administration/maintain-your-cluster/setting-the-time-zone/time-zone-engine-variables.md)

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Modified at: April 3, 2023

Source: [/db/v9.1/user-and-cluster-administration/maintain-your-cluster/setting-the-time-zone/](https://docs.singlestore.com/db/v9.1/user-and-cluster-administration/maintain-your-cluster/setting-the-time-zone/)

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