import org.h2.tools.Server;
...
// start the TCP Server
Server server = Server.createTcpServer(args).start();
...
// stop the TCP Server
server.stop();

* Add h2.jar to the classpath
* Use the JDBC driver class: org.h2.Driver
* The database URL jdbc:h2:~/test opens the database 'test' in your user home directory

import org.h2.jdbcx.JdbcDataSource;
// ...
JdbcDataSource ds = new JdbcDataSource();
ds.setURL("jdbc:h2:˜/test");
ds.setUser("sa");
ds.setPassword("sa");
Connection conn = ds.getConnection();