[[add-locale]]
=== Add the local time zone

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<titleabbrev>add_locale</titleabbrev>
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The `add_locale` processor enriches each event with the machine's time zone
offset from UTC or with the name of the time zone. It supports one configuration
option named `format` that controls whether an offset or time zone abbreviation
is added to the event. The default format is `offset`. The processor adds the
a `event.timezone` value to each event.

The configuration below enables the processor with the default settings.

[source,yaml]
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processors:
- add_locale: ~
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This configuration enables the processor and configures it to add the time zone
abbreviation to events.

[source,yaml]
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processors:
- add_locale:
    format: abbreviation
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NOTE: Please note that `add_locale` differentiates between daylight savings
time (DST) and regular time. For example `CEST` indicates DST and and `CET` is
regular time.
