# Setting up disaster recovery

To explain the disaster recovery setup in SonarQube Server’s Data Center Edition (DCE) deployed on Kubernetes, we use the example of a system deployed on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS). But the overall concept can be adapted to Google Cloud Platform (GCP) or Amazon Web Services (AWS) with a few modifications.

For the setup explained in this section, you need a basic understanding of Azure Cloud Services.

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A forced Elasticsearch reindex is required after a failover event of the Kubernetes cluster hosting the SonarQube DCE server.
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[Disaster recovery architecture example with Azure resources](/sonarqube-server/2026.2/server-installation/data-center-edition/on-kubernetes-or-openshift/setting-up-disaster-recovery/architecture-example.md)
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[Step 1: Deploy the primary and replica databases](/sonarqube-server/2026.2/server-installation/data-center-edition/on-kubernetes-or-openshift/setting-up-disaster-recovery/deploy-databases.md)
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[Step 2: Set up the primary and replica clusters on AKS](/sonarqube-server/2026.2/server-installation/data-center-edition/on-kubernetes-or-openshift/setting-up-disaster-recovery/set-up-clusters-on-aks.md)
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[Step 3: Configure the Azure Front Door](/sonarqube-server/2026.2/server-installation/data-center-edition/on-kubernetes-or-openshift/setting-up-disaster-recovery/configure-azure-front-door.md)
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[Step 4: Test failover scenarios](/sonarqube-server/2026.2/server-installation/data-center-edition/on-kubernetes-or-openshift/setting-up-disaster-recovery/test-failover-scenarios.md)
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