{ config, lib, pkgs, ... }: with lib; let tzdir = "${pkgs.tzdata}/share/zoneinfo"; in { options = { time = { timeZone = mkOption { default = null; type = types.nullOr types.str; example = "America/New_York"; description = '' The time zone used when displaying times and dates. See for a comprehensive list of possible values for this setting. If null, the timezone will default to UTC and can be set imperatively using timedatectl. ''; }; hardwareClockInLocalTime = mkOption { default = false; type = types.bool; description = "If set, keep the hardware clock in local time instead of UTC."; }; }; }; config = { environment.sessionVariables.TZDIR = "/etc/zoneinfo"; # This way services are restarted when tzdata changes. systemd.globalEnvironment.TZDIR = tzdir; systemd.services.systemd-timedated.environment = lib.optionalAttrs (config.time.timeZone != null) { NIXOS_STATIC_TIMEZONE = "1"; }; environment.etc = { zoneinfo.source = tzdir; } // lib.optionalAttrs (config.time.timeZone == null) { localtime.source = "/etc/zoneinfo/${config.time.timeZone}"; localtime.mode = "direct-symlink"; }; }; }