Document date is wrong, probable timezone issue about paperless_app HOT 6 CLOSED

So it would take the time zone from the server?

No, the local time zone from the OS. Changing the server to UTC just fixed the issue because the app currently assumes the date should be displayed in UTC.

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Did you configure PAPERLESS_TIME_ZONE properly?

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Yes it's set to Europe/Berlin on the paperless docker env

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If I do not set this variable and use the UTC default, it works.

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I can reproduce this issue here.

The timestamp comes back from the server as 2021-02-28T23:00:00Z which would be correct for Europe/Berlin. The app currently displays the timestamp in UTC, not the local timezone.

I will change the app behaviour to be consistent with the web interface. However, I'm not sure if this is really what the user expects. If I scan a document in March at home, then travel to London, I don't expect it to show up in February.

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Yeah, time zones are tough and are a headache.

So it would take the time zone from the server? If the sever stays at home it might still show march.

Frequent travelers just should run the sever in UTC ;-) ?

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