From c3532ec051d0d775ae0f85a60ff6d5d6024c082f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Steven Polley <himself@stevenpolley.net>
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2026 18:27:07 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] inittimezone

---
 server/main.go | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+)

diff --git a/server/main.go b/server/main.go
index c426cb6..bfde82c 100644
--- a/server/main.go
+++ b/server/main.go
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
+	"os"
 	"sync"
+	"time"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -37,8 +39,25 @@ func getOrCreateStepManager(userID string) *StepManager {
 	return sm
 }
 
+func initTimezone() {
+	tz := os.Getenv("TZ")
+	if tz != "" {
+		loc, err := time.LoadLocation(tz)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Printf("Error loading timezone %s: %v. Using UTC.", tz, err)
+			return
+		}
+		time.Local = loc
+		log.Printf("Timezone set to %s", tz)
+	} else {
+		log.Printf("TZ environment variable not set, using system default (usually UTC)")
+	}
+	log.Printf("Current system time: %s", time.Now().Format(time.RFC1123Z))
+}
+
 func main() {
 	// Initialize components
+	initTimezone()
 	InitFitbit()
 	InitUserRegistry()
 	InitVoteRegistry()