1.[(Optional) Revert PostgreSQL settings to use a password and listen on an IP](#optional-revert-postgresql-settings-to-use-a-password-and-listen-on-an-ip).
## Remove all secondary Geo nodes
## Remove all secondary Geo sites
To disable Geo, you need to first remove all your secondary Geo nodes, which means replication will not happen
anymore on these nodes. You can follow our docs to [remove your secondary Geo nodes](remove_geo_node.md).
To disable Geo, you need to first remove all your secondary Geo sites, which means replication will not happen
anymore on these sites. You can follow our docs to [remove your secondary Geo sites](remove_geo_site.md).
If the current node that you want to keep using is a secondary node, you need to first promote it to primary.
You can use our steps on [how to promote a secondary node](../disaster_recovery/#step-3-promoting-a-secondary-node)
If the current site that you want to keep using is a secondary site, you need to first promote it to primary.
You can use our steps on [how to promote a secondary site](../disaster_recovery/#step-3-promoting-a-secondary-node)
to do that.
## Remove the primary node from the UI
## Remove the primary site from the UI
1. Go to **Admin Area > Geo** (`/admin/geo/nodes`).
1. Click the **Remove** button for the **primary** node.
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## Remove Geo-related configuration
1.SSH into your primary Geo node and log in as root:
1.For each node on your primary Geo site, SSH into the node and log in as root:
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**Secondary** nodes can be removed from the Geo cluster using the Geo administration page of the **primary** node. To remove a **secondary** node:
1. Go to **Admin Area > Geo** (`/admin/geo/nodes`).
1. Click the **Remove** button for the **secondary** node you want to remove.
1. Confirm by clicking **Remove** when the prompt appears.
Once removed from the Geo administration page, you must stop and uninstall the **secondary** node:
1. On the **secondary** node, stop GitLab:
```shell
sudo gitlab-ctl stop
```
1. On the **secondary** node, uninstall GitLab:
```shell
# Stop gitlab and remove its supervision process
sudo gitlab-ctl uninstall
# Debian/Ubuntu
sudo dpkg --remove gitlab-ee
# Redhat/Centos
sudo rpm --erase gitlab-ee
```
Once GitLab has been uninstalled from the **secondary** node, the replication slot must be dropped from the **primary** node's database as follows:
1. On the **primary** node, start a PostgreSQL console session:
```shell
sudo gitlab-psql
```
NOTE:
Using `gitlab-rails dbconsole` will not work, because managing replication slots requires superuser permissions.
1. Find the name of the relevant replication slot. This is the slot that is specified with `--slot-name` when running the replicate command: `gitlab-ctl replicate-geo-database`.
```sql
SELECT*FROMpg_replication_slots;
```
1. Remove the replication slot for the **secondary** node:
```sql
SELECTpg_drop_replication_slot('<name_of_slot>');
```
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# Removing secondary Geo sites **(PREMIUM SELF)**
**Secondary** sites can be removed from the Geo cluster using the Geo administration page of the **primary** site. To remove a **secondary** site:
1. Go to **Admin Area > Geo** (`/admin/geo/nodes`).
1. Select the **Remove** button for the **secondary** site you want to remove.
1. Confirm by selecting **Remove** when the prompt appears.
Once removed from the Geo administration page, you must stop and uninstall the **secondary** site. For each node on your secondary Geo site:
1. Stop GitLab:
```shell
sudo gitlab-ctl stop
```
1. Uninstall GitLab:
```shell
# Stop gitlab and remove its supervision process
sudo gitlab-ctl uninstall
# Debian/Ubuntu
sudo dpkg --remove gitlab-ee
# Redhat/Centos
sudo rpm --erase gitlab-ee
```
Once GitLab has been uninstalled from each node on the **secondary** site, the replication slot must be dropped from the **primary** site's database as follows:
1. On the **primary** site's database node, start a PostgreSQL console session:
```shell
sudo gitlab-psql
```
NOTE:
Using `gitlab-rails dbconsole` will not work, because managing replication slots requires superuser permissions.
1. Find the name of the relevant replication slot. This is the slot that is specified with `--slot-name` when running the replicate command: `gitlab-ctl replicate-geo-database`.
```sql
SELECT*FROMpg_replication_slots;
```
1. Remove the replication slot for the **secondary** site:
