diff --git a/docker/example.env b/docker/example.env
index 89fa415ec5..99b1a9bbd4 100644
--- a/docker/example.env
+++ b/docker/example.env
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ UPLOAD_LOCATION=./library
 # The location where your database files are stored
 DB_DATA_LOCATION=./postgres
 
+# To set a timezone, uncomment the next line and change Etc/UTC to a TZ identifier from this list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_database_time_zones#List
+# TZ=Etc/UTC
+
 # The Immich version to use. You can pin this to a specific version like "v1.71.0"
 IMMICH_VERSION=release