From 4de19ee70d895a25c0892e2d829c2482d7650d4c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: boxswapper <boxswappers@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2026 09:54:41 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] troublshooting to allow 7dtd online

---
 roles/7dtd/tasks/main.yml | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/roles/7dtd/tasks/main.yml b/roles/7dtd/tasks/main.yml
index 03d6dc4..3491e92 100644
--- a/roles/7dtd/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/7dtd/tasks/main.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 
 # The container (linuxserver-style base) runs as uid/gid 1000 (PUID/PGID) and chowns its volumes on
 # start; pre-seeding with that ownership lets the init script and server write alongside our xml.
+# NOTE: NO /etc/timezone or /etc/localtime bind mounts here (unlike minecraft/zomboid) - the image's
+# user.sh writes BOTH paths itself to apply the TimeZone env var, so ro binds crash-loop the container.
 - name: Create 7 Days to Die saves dir (container user)
   ansible.builtin.file:
     path: /opt/apps/7dtd/data/7DaysToDie
@@ -50,8 +52,6 @@
     volumes:
       - /opt/apps/7dtd/data:/home/sdtdserver/.local/share/7DaysToDie:z
       - /opt/apps/7dtd/serverfiles:/home/sdtdserver/serverfiles:z
-      - /usr/share/zoneinfo/America/Denver:/etc/timezone:ro
-      - /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro
     ports:
       # Required: game port (TCP+UDP), Steam query/beacon ports (UDP)
       - "26900:26900/tcp"