# Using a Geo Server **(PREMIUM ONLY)** After you set up the [database replication and configure the Geo nodes](index.md#setup-instructions), use your closest GitLab node as you would a normal standalone GitLab instance. Pushing directly to a **secondary** node (for both HTTP, SSH including Git LFS) was [introduced](https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2018/09/22/gitlab-11-3-released/) in [GitLab Premium](https://about.gitlab.com/pricing/#self-managed) 11.3. Example of the output you will see when pushing to a **secondary** node: ```shell $ git push remote: remote: You're pushing to a Geo secondary. We'll help you by proxying this remote: request to the primary: remote: remote: ssh://git@primary.geo/user/repo.git remote: Everything up-to-date ```