How to specify time zone for scheduled realm trigger using CRON?

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I checked the documentation and it says that scheduled trigger uses standard cron job syntax. However, when I tried to specify the time zone using CRON_TZ=ET or TZ=ET it didn’t work. I can’t use UTC since my trigger depends on the concrete time in the time zone which has daylight shifts. For now, it’s ok to change all my trigger times twice a year but I prefer to automate this.

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I’m having the same issue. Anyone can help?

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Here’s a hacky solution.

Assuming that you want your function run at Noon EST every day… Create a scheduled trigger that fires at the top of every hour. Have the function for that trigger check whether it’s Noon(ish) EST, and run your logic if it is.