# Trouble with postgre（maybe）

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/trouble-with-postgre-maybe/160605
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Created:** [August 12, 2020, 9:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trouble-with-postgre-maybe/160605 "2020-08-12T09:26:33Z")
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### Author: ![Falco](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/falco/32/179432_2.png) [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)
#### Post date: [August 12, 2020, 3:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trouble-with-postgre-maybe/160605/3 "2020-08-12T15:25:01Z")

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> [@endless\_Lin](#):
>
> The source cluster was not shut down cleanly.

There is a FAQ entry just for this problem in the linked topic, please follow the instructions:

> [@PostgreSQL 12 update](https://meta.discourse.org/t/postgresql-12-update/151236/1):
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> ## FAQ
> 
> ### The source cluster was not shut down cleanly
> 
> If you get a upgrade failed with the above message, you can try a simpler approach to get it back into a better state.
> 
> Restart the old container with `./launcher start app` . Wait a few minutes until it is back up.

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