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<section id="language-locale"> <h1>Language & Locale<a class="headerlink" href="#language-locale" title="Link to this heading"></a></h1> <section id="default-language"> <h2>Default language<a class="headerlink" href="#default-language" title="Link to this heading"></a></h2> <p>In normal cases Nextcloud will automatically detect the language of the Web-GUI. If this does not work properly or you want to make sure that Nextcloud always starts with a given language, you can set a <strong>default_language</strong> parameter in the <code class="file docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">config/config.php</span></code>.</p> <div class="admonition note"> <p class="admonition-title">Note</p> <p>The default_language parameter is only used, when the browser does not send any language, and the user hasn’t configured own language preferences.</p> </div> <div class="highlight-default notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="s2">"default_language"</span> <span class="o">=></span> <span class="s2">"en"</span><span class="p">,</span> </pre></div> </div> </section> <section id="force-language"> <h2>Force language<a class="headerlink" href="#force-language" title="Link to this heading"></a></h2> <p>If you want to force a specific language, users will no longer be able to change their language in the personal settings. You can set a <strong>force_language</strong> parameter in the <code class="file docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">config/config.php</span></code>.</p> <div class="highlight-default notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="s2">"force_language"</span> <span class="o">=></span> <span class="s2">"en"</span><span class="p">,</span> </pre></div> </div> <p>If users shall be unable to change their language, but users have different languages, this value can be set to <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">true</span></code> instead of a language code.</p> <div class="admonition note"> <p class="admonition-title">Note</p> <p>Please check <a class="reference external" href="https://explore.transifex.com/languages/">Transifex language codes</a> for the list of valid language codes.</p> </div> </section> <section id="default-locale"> <h2>Default locale<a class="headerlink" href="#default-locale" title="Link to this heading"></a></h2> <p>The locale is used to define how dates and other formats are displayed. Nextcloud should automatically pick an appropriate locale based on your current language. Users can modify their locale inside their settings panel. If that does not work properly or if you want to make sure that Nextcloud always starts with a given locale, you can set a <strong>default_locale</strong> parameter in the <code class="file docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">config/config.php</span></code>.</p> <div class="admonition note"> <p class="admonition-title">Note</p> <p>The default_locale parameter is only used when the user hasn’t configured own locale preferences.</p> </div> <div class="highlight-default notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="s2">"default_locale"</span> <span class="o">=></span> <span class="s2">"en_US"</span><span class="p">,</span> </pre></div> </div> </section> <section id="force-locale"> <h2>Force locale<a class="headerlink" href="#force-locale" title="Link to this heading"></a></h2> <p>If you want to force a specific locale, users will no longer be able to change their locale in the personal settings. You can set a <strong>force_locale</strong> parameter in the <code class="file docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">config/config.php</span></code>.</p> <div class="highlight-default notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="s2">"force_locale"</span> <span class="o">=></span> <span class="s2">"en_US"</span><span class="p">,</span> </pre></div> </div> <div class="admonition note"> <p class="admonition-title">Note</p> <p>Please check <a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/moment/moment/tree/2.18.1/locale">the list of MomentJS supported locales</a> for the list of valid locales.</p> </div> </section> </section> </div> </div> <footer><div class="rst-footer-buttons" role="navigation" aria-label="Footer"> <a href="external_sites.html" class="btn btn-neutral float-left" title="Linking external sites" accesskey="p" rel="prev"><span class="fa fa-arrow-circle-left" aria-hidden="true"></span> Previous</a> <a href="logging_configuration.html" class="btn btn-neutral float-right" title="Logging" accesskey="n" rel="next">Next <span class="fa fa-arrow-circle-right" aria-hidden="true"></span></a> </div> <hr/> <div role="contentinfo"> <p>© Copyright 2016-2026 Nextcloud GmbH and Nextcloud contributors.</p> </div> </footer> </div> </div> </section> </div> <div class="rst-versions" data-toggle="rst-versions" role="note" aria-label="versions"> <span class="rst-current-version" data-toggle="rst-current-version"> ☁️ latest <span class="fa fa-caret-down"></span> </span> <div class="rst-other-versions"> <dl> <dt>☁️ Versions</dt> <dd style="width: 32%"> <a href="https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/latest/admin_manual" style="color: var(--dark-link-color);" > latest </a> </dd> <dd style="width: 32%"> <a href="https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/stable/admin_manual" > stable </a> </dd> <dd style="width: 32%"> <a href="https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/32/admin_manual" > 32 </a> </dd> <dd style="width: 32%"> <a href="https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/31/admin_manual" > 31 </a> </dd> </dl> </div> </div> <script> jQuery(function () { SphinxRtdTheme.Navigation.enable(true); }); </script> </body> </html>
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