Configure timezone for Kubernetes pods using TZ environment variable. Use when deploying workloads that need Brazil/São Paulo timezone or when logs show UTC (+0000) instead of local time.
Standard timezone for Hypera infrastructure: America/Sao_Paulo
Kubernetes pods run in UTC by default. Logs and application timestamps show +0000 offset instead of local Brazil time (-0300).
Add the TZ environment variable to container specifications.
For Helm charts that support extraEnv:
# In values.yaml
extraEnv:
- name: TZ
value: America/Sao_Paulo
When a deployment has multiple containers (e.g., API server + frontend), add TZ to ALL containers:
apiServer:
extraEnv:
- name: TZ
value: America/Sao_Paulo