# Building bootstrap error

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/building-bootstrap-error/246175
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Created:** [November 20, 2022, 8:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/building-bootstrap-error/246175 "2022-11-20T08:14:22Z")
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### Author: ![Headless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/headless/32/183495_2.png) [@Headless](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Headless)
#### Post date: [November 20, 2022, 9:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/building-bootstrap-error/246175/25 "2022-11-20T09:43:35Z")

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I also found this article: [Database system was not properly shut down error when rebuilding - support - Discourse Meta](https://meta.discourse.org/t/database-system-was-not-properly-shut-down-error-when-rebuilding/128979)

Starting to get real depressed now as everything im finding is pointing towards saying data loss..

I really hope someone can help me find a way of fixing this without losing data as the only backup I can see I have is from a year ago.

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