# Upgrade failed due to unclean database shutdown

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/upgrade-failed-due-to-unclean-database-shutdown/54414
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Created:** [17 בדצמבר,‏ 2016,‏ 9:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upgrade-failed-due-to-unclean-database-shutdown/54414 "2016-12-17T09:21:23Z")
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### Author: ![zsero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/zsero/32/64016_2.png) [@zsero](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zsero)
#### Post date: [30 בדצמבר,‏ 2016,‏ 5:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upgrade-failed-due-to-unclean-database-shutdown/54414/21 "2016-12-30T17:00:21Z")

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The key is to have unclean shutdown, so it tries to do a recovery. For me `./launcher rebuild` worked, as it gave an unclean shutdown. A `docker kill` should definitely make an unclean shutdown.

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### Author: ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [9 בנובמבר,‏ 2017,‏ 3:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upgrade-failed-due-to-unclean-database-shutdown/54414/22 "2017-11-09T15:35:47Z")

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