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October 8, 2026 · Google CloudFeature

Compute Engine VM clock sync with host via chrony and ptp_kvm generally available

Generally available: You can sync a Compute Engine VM's clock with its host server's clock by using chrony and ptp_kvm to achieve accuracy designed to be within 1 ms. Accurate time synchronization is supported in all standard public Google Cloud regions and zones. For more information, see Configure accurate time for Compute Engine VMs.

Text from the Google Cloud release notes, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Source: Google Cloud release notes.