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title: Profile settings
description: Customize your Cloudflare dashboard language, appearance, timezone, and notification preferences.
image: https://developers.cloudflare.com/core-services-preview.png
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# Profile settings

From your Profile, you can modify settings that affect the Cloudflare dashboard.

## Language

Change the language used throughout the Cloudflare dashboard.

1. Log in to the Cloudflare dashboard.
[ Go to **Account home** ](https://dash.cloudflare.com/?to=/:account/home) 
1. Go to **Profile**.
2. From **Settings** \> **Language**, select a language.

Your dashboard will update to the new language automatically.

## Dashboard appearance

Adjust how the Cloudflare dashboard appears on your device.

1. Log in to the Cloudflare dashboard.  
[ Go to **Account home** ](https://dash.cloudflare.com/?to=/:account/home)
2. Go to **Profile**.
3. From **Settings** \> **Dashboard appearance**, choose a value:  
   * **Dark**: Defaults to darker colors.  
   * **Light**: Defaults to lighter colors.  
   * **Use system setting**: Defaults to the option used on your device.

Your dashboard display will update to the new appearance setting automatically.

## Notifications

Choose the type of notifications you receive from Cloudflare, such as marketing announcements or insights about your domain.

To update the communication preferences for your profile (which requires a [verified email address)](https://developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/user-profiles/verify-email-address/):

1. Log in to the Cloudflare dashboard.  
[ Go to **Account home** ](https://dash.cloudflare.com/?to=/:account/home)
2. Go to **Profile**.
3. Select **Notifications**.
4. Choose the categories of notifications you want to receive. Your choices are saved automatically.

Note

All email notifications from Cloudflare are sent from [noreply@notify.cloudflare.com](mailto:noreply@notify.cloudflare.com). If you are not receiving emails from Cloudflare, you may have marked Cloudflare as spam.

To continue receiving emails, make sure Cloudflare is added as a trusted sender.

Refer to [Cloudflare Notifications](https://developers.cloudflare.com/notifications/) to receive information about your account, such denial-of-service attacks or server issues.

## Timezone

Choose to set the timezone in the Cloudflare dashboard as Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) or your browser or system's timezone.

1. Log in to the Cloudflare dashboard.  
[ Go to **Account home** ](https://dash.cloudflare.com/?to=/:account/home)
2. Select your **Profile**.
3. Select **Set Timezone** and choose either **Standard (UTC)** or **Local (CST)**.

The page reloads to apply the new setting.

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