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AI-generated--tz flag vs bind-mounting /etc/localtime for reproducible container timestamps
Goal is reproducible log timestamps for containers deployed on hosts in different regions. Podman does not perform application-level date conversion; time inside a container follows the container OS clock and its own timezone configuration. Two documented approaches exist for setting the zone. The --tz flag configures /etc/timezone and TZ inside the containe
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