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@@ -44,4 +44,5 @@ Set this to a higher number to fix persitent nonce errors. Probably GB put an ex
 
 
 Set a timezone offset to fix the date/time displayed on the monitoring page  
-`server.timeZoneOffset = +2`
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+**Important** Correct format `+hh:mm` or `-hh:mm`  
+`server.timeZoneOffset = +02:00`
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