Set timezone in Stash

Question

Can I set the timezone that Stash uses different from the OS's timezone? A config setting?

It is hosted on a multipurpose machine, that has inflexible programs, and it must be set to UTC for these other functions.

It'd be great to the correct timezone in Stash, though.

I do know about https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/STASH-2817. That would solve the problem too, albeit it is a more difficult request as it asks for timezone to vary by user.

Michael Heemskerk · Accepted Answer

You can set the timezone using a JVM parameter: -Duser.timezone=America/Chicago

For Stash, you can add that parameter to the JVM_SUPPORT_RECOMMENDED_ARGS variable in your setenv.sh or setenv.bat.

Note that if you're running Stash as a service on Windows, setenv.bat is not evaluated and you'll have to set these arguments differently. In that case, you'll want to follow the instructions on https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/STASHKB/Change+STASH_HOME+when+installed+as+a+Windows+service, but add the -Duser.timezone=<your timezone> parameter instead.