Why is the timezone on my VM not GMT?

This article applies to our Cloud VM plans only.

Depending on the template your VM is built with the timezone might not be set to GMT.  This is set by the template creators and I'm afraid we have no control over changing this.

To change the timezone on your VM to GMT\Eire timezone and have it keep the timezone you set after a reboot you can do the following:

Linux template:
# run the following command when connected to the VM via SSH or the console:
mv /etc/localtime /etc/localtime.old ; ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/Eire /etc/localtime
# Reboot the VM

Windows template:
# Create the following Registry entry to set the time zone you want, when connected via RDP or the console:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\TimeZoneInformation
name = RealTimeIsUniversal type = DWORD (32 bit) value = 00000001
# Reboot the VM