# NTP Quick Start

**URL:** <https://community.nwtime.org/t/ntp-quick-start/174>\
**Category:** Documentation\
**Created:** [February 11, 2026, 3:12pm UTC](https://community.nwtime.org/t/ntp-quick-start/174 "2026-02-11T15:12:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dru](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/community.nwtime.org/dru/32/337_2.png) [@Dru](https://community.nwtime.org/u/Dru)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2026, 3:12pm UTC](https://community.nwtime.org/t/ntp-quick-start/174/1 "2026-02-11T15:12:43Z")

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> **[Quick Start](https://www.ntp.org/documentation/4.2.8-series/quick/)**
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> This page provides a quick start for creating a minimum ntpd configuration that allows a system to synchronize to an external NTP server.