# Nexus3 H2 Database Recovery Issue – Error on Startup After Recovery

**URL:** <https://community.sonatype.com/t/nexus3-h2-database-recovery-issue-error-on-startup-after-recovery/15921>\
**Category:** Sonatype Nexus Repository\
**Created:** [December 24, 2025, 1:46pm UTC](https://community.sonatype.com/t/nexus3-h2-database-recovery-issue-error-on-startup-after-recovery/15921 "2025-12-24T13:46:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![mpiggott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f0a364/32.png) [@mpiggott](https://community.sonatype.com/u/mpiggott)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2026, 8:23pm UTC](https://community.sonatype.com/t/nexus3-h2-database-recovery-issue-error-on-startup-after-recovery/15921/2 "2026-01-05T20:23:46Z")

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We do not recommend using H2 in Kubernetes as it does not guarantee graceful shutdown which can lead to database corruption.

If you’re a pro customer you can file a support ticket and our support team may be able to help recover.

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