Configure timezone in the R kernel

Set the timezone with the TZ environment variable using the preinstalled tzdata Debian package for the R kernel.

Some R packages may require a timezone to be configured, and running their commands may result in the following error:

running command timedatectl had status 1

To prevent such issues, you can use the tzdata package that is preinstalled the R kernel environment in Datalore:

Specify the desired timezone as an environment variable:
Sys.setenv(TZ = "Europe/Berlin")
(Optional) Suppress warnings:
options(warn=-1)

15 December 2025