# Migration failed: relation "user\_required\_fields\_versions" already exists

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/migration-failed-relation-user-required-fields-versions-already-exists/325378>\
**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Tags:** unsupported-install\
**Created:** [September 6, 2024, 9:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migration-failed-relation-user-required-fields-versions-already-exists/325378 "2024-09-06T21:16:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2024, 6:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migration-failed-relation-user-required-fields-versions-already-exists/325378/12 "2024-09-07T18:38:39Z")

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Don’t rebuild. Just start the old container and follow the command line restore instructions.

Other things are too drop that table is trying to create, which is a bit complicated to explain.

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