Mon May 04 2026 11:08:02 PM UTC from IGnatius T Foobar Subject: Re: How to modify timezone for users/server to set correct time on emails

 

I stand corrected.  Look at that, it's showing the time in UTC right here on Uncensored, which is definitely running in US Eastern time zone.   Let me check the build and see what's up with that.

Thanks for the report.

Found it!

You have to map /etc/localtime in the container to /etc/localtime on the host.  You can do it with a command like this:

docker run \
   -d \
   -e TZ=America/New_York \
   -v /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro \
   --restart=unless-stopped \
   --network host \
   --volume=/usr/local/citadel:/citadel-data \
   --volume=/usr/local/webcit/.well-known:/usr/local/webcit/.well-known \
   --name=citadel \
   citadeldotorg/citadel

 The key is that "-v" command up there.  You were correct in setting "-e" to your timezone.  Add the "-v" and it ought to work.

Tested, right here, just now.

Are there some way to shrink the size of the main citadel data file without compromizing the citadel stability?

Do you have the auto-purger configured to delete "old" messages?

You can do this at the site-wide level, or on an individual room (such as your trash folder).

If new data is arriving at approximately the same rate old data is expiring, then yes, eventually you will reach an equilibrium where the database files stabilize in size.

Do look in the Aide room for messages confirming this.  The helpful Citadel Aide will tell you how many objects are being deleted during the nightly purger run.