prime8dev

commit 49fc72b24e0abea8f6dfd1c8756b118150562963
parent 794f0a92b90ab188fce4a40de03754d3649ae873
Author: Damian Myrda <damian@prime8.dev>
Date:   Fri, 23 Oct 2026 05:44:14 +0000

uptime: anchor to America/Chicago, where the birthday is

Diffstat:
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internal/config/about.go
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1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/internal/config/about.go b/internal/config/about.go
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ import (
 	_ "time/tzdata" // the box may not ship zoneinfo
 )
 
-// HomeZone is the clock the uptime day rolls over on, so the count ticks at
-// local midnight instead of 5pm when the server's UTC date changes.
-var HomeZone = mustZone("America/Los_Angeles")
+// BirthZone is where the birthday happened (Chicago); uptime counts calendar
+// days on that clock, not the server's UTC one.
+var BirthZone = mustZone("America/Chicago")
 
 // Birthday drives the uptime line on the about page.
-var Birthday = time.Date(2008, time.April, 20, 0, 0, 0, 0, HomeZone)
+var Birthday = time.Date(2008, time.April, 20, 0, 0, 0, 0, BirthZone)
 
 func mustZone(name string) *time.Location {
 	loc, err := time.LoadLocation(name)