Configure a time zone for a container-Elastic Container Instance(ECI)-阿里云帮助中心

This topic describes how to configure a time zone for a container. This ensures that the time in the container is consistent with the local time and helps prevent data consistency and accuracy issues.

Configuration example

Create a ConfigMap and import the time zone that you want to use.
The following command is an example. For other time zones, you can use the corresponding file from the /usr/share/zoneinfo/ folder.
```
kubectl create configmap tz --from-file=/usr/share/zoneinfo/Asia/Shanghai
```

Create an application to set the time zone.

kubectl apply -f set-timezone.yaml

The following is an example of the set-timezone.yaml file:

apiVersion: apps/v1
kind: Deployment
metadata:
  name: timezone
  labels:
    app: test
spec:
  replicas: 1
  selector:
    matchLabels:
      app: nginx
  template:
    metadata:
      name: timezone
      labels:
        app: nginx
        alibabacloud.com/eci: "true" 
    spec:
      containers:
      - name: timezone
        image: registry.cn-shanghai.aliyuncs.com/eci_open/nginx:1.14.2
        volumeMounts:
          - name: tz
            mountPath: /etc/localtime   # Mount path
            subPath: Shanghai       # Replace with the time zone file name from your ConfigMap
      volumes:
        - name: tz
          configMap:   # Mount the ConfigMap
            name: tz

Verify the result

Retrieve the pod information.

kubectl get pod

The following output is an example:

NAME                        READY   STATUS    RESTARTS   AGE
timezone-77cc64c57d-h59n8   1/1     Running   0          6

Access the container.
Run the following command. Replace <pod-name> with the name of your pod.
```
kubectl exec -it <pod-name> -- sh
```
Check the time zone of the container.
```
date -R
```
If the returned time matches the configured time zone, the time zone is set successfully. The following output is an example:
```
Mon, 19 Feb 2024 17:24:00 +0800
```