# H2 Database

Skill · Databases

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/h2-database

H2 is a lightweight, open-source relational database management system written in Java, known for its small footprint and ability to run in embedded or in-memory mode. It's widely used by Java developers for local development, automated testing, and prototyping because it requires no separate installation and can be bundled directly within an application. It also supports a standard client/server mode and is compatible with JDBC and SQL standards.

Related skills: [SQL](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/sql), [Apache Derby](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/apache-derby), [SQLite](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/sqlite), [JDBC](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/jdbc), [Unit Testing](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/unit-testing)

## Open roles requiring H2 Database (0)

None of the roles we have read name this skill yet. A large share of the visible corpus has not been parsed for skills, so this is at least as likely to be our backlog as the market's verdict.