# Countdown

> Symcon documentation · English · generated on 2026-09-26  
> Index: https://www.symcon.de/en/llms.txt

Source: https://www.symcon.de/en/service/documentation/module-reference/logic/countdown/

_Requires Symcon >= 5.0_

The module allows to display a countdown to an event in the webfront.

### feature
- Allows to display a countdown in the web front that is updated every minute
- Setting a time and name of an event

### Software installation
- Using the [Store module](https://www.symcon.de/en/service/documentation/components/management-console/module-store/), install the 'Countdown' module.

### Setting up the instances in IP-Symcon
- Under "Add Instance", the 'Countdown' module can be found using the quick filter.
- More information about adding instances in the [Instances documentation](https://www.symcon.de/en/service/documentation/basics/instances/)

#### configurationpage

| name          | description                           |
| ------------- | ------------------------------------- |
| Date and Time | Date and Time                         |
| Event         | Name to be displayed in Visualization |

### status variables
The status variables/categories are created automatically. Deleting individual ones can lead to malfunctions.

#### Status variables

| Name           | Type    | Description                             |
| -------------- | ------- | --------------------------------------- |
| Event reached  | Boolean | Indicates whether the event was reached |
| Time Remaining | String  | Contains the remaining time             |

### Visualization
Displays the countdown and a message when the event has occurred.