systemd-timesyncd

How to set and keep the exact time in sync on your Debian computer using systemd-timesyncd

botond published March 2024, 01, Thu - 18:20 time
In the world of modern information technology, the use of accurate time is a critical aspect. In today's Linux operating systems, there are many solutions to ensure that our system's clock is always synchronized with world time. In this short description, we will see how to set the date, the exact time and our time zone manually, and how to activate time synchronization with the Internet.

systemd-timesyncd (service)

The manual page for the systemd-timesyncd Linux service. systemd-timesyncd is a simple daemon in systemd for synchronizing time using the Network Time Protocol (NTP) on Linux systems. This service is specifically designed to be low-resource and easy-to-use in systems that do not require complex time synchronization solutions.