A Linux daemon to automatically update the system timezone based on location
GPL-3.0 License
A Linux daemon to automatically update the system timezone based on location.
systemd-timedated
Note: The timezone choice may not be accurate if very close to a timezone border due to tzf-rs
using simplified shape data.
org.freedesktop.timedate1.set-timezone
action (root
or Polkit rule)whitelist
Please see the examples/ directory for sample configurations.
$ automatic-timezoned --help
Automatically update system timezone based on location
Usage: automatic-timezoned [OPTIONS]
Options:
-l, --log-level <LOG_LEVEL> Log level filter. See <https://docs.rs/env_logger> for syntax [env: AUTOTZD_LOG_LEVEL=] [default: info]
-h, --help Print help
-V, --version Print version
cargo build --release
cargo test
This service depends on the tzf-rs
package which bundles timezones and their geographical borders,
here are some alternatives which have made different trade-offs for performance and accuracy:
tzdata
package and Nominatim Web API for distances.GNU General Public License v3.0