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diff --git a/roles/timezone/README.md b/roles/timezone/README.md
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+# Ansible Role: timezone
+
+This role configure the machine timezone
+
+## Role Variables
+
+- `timezone` the timezone default `CET`
diff --git a/roles/timezone/defaults/main.yml b/roles/timezone/defaults/main.yml
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+---
+# noqa var-naming[no-role-prefix]
+timezone: "CET"
diff --git a/roles/timezone/meta/argument_specs.yml b/roles/timezone/meta/argument_specs.yml
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+---
+argument_specs:
+  main:
+    options:
+      timezone:
+        type: "str"
+        description: "timezone configuration to use"
+        default: "CET"
diff --git a/roles/timezone/meta/main.yml b/roles/timezone/meta/main.yml
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+---
+dependencies: []
+galaxy_info:
+  role_name: timezone
+  author: a14m
+  description: "Configure the linux distro timezone"
+  company: "kartoffeln.work GmbH."
+  license: "license MIT"
+  min_ansible_version: "2.18"
+  platforms:
+    - name: ArchLinux
+      versions:
+        - all
+    - name: Ubuntu
+      versions:
+        - noble
+    - name: Debian
+      versions:
+        - bookworm
diff --git a/roles/timezone/tasks/main.yml b/roles/timezone/tasks/main.yml
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+---
+- name: "Ensure timezone package is installed"
+  become: true
+  ansible.builtin.package:
+    name: "tzdata"
+    state: "present"
+
+- name: "Link localtime"
+  become: true
+  ansible.builtin.file:
+    src: "/usr/share/zoneinfo/{{ timezone }}"
+    dest: "/etc/localtime"
+    state: "link"
+
+- name: "Update timezone"
+  become: true
+  community.general.timezone:
+    name: "{{ timezone }}"