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+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
+
+class UpdateServerSettingsDefaultTimezone extends Migration
+{
+    public function up()
+    {
+        Schema::table('server_settings', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->string('server_timezone')->default('UTC')->change();
+        });
+
+        DB::table('server_settings')
+            ->whereNull('server_timezone')
+            ->orWhere('server_timezone', '')
+            ->update(['server_timezone' => 'UTC']);
+    }
+
+    public function down()
+    {
+        Schema::table('server_settings', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->string('server_timezone')->default('')->change();
+        });
+    }
+}