Configure Access to Atlas

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Atlas Kubernetes Operator Secrets

Parameters
Prerequisites
Procedure

To connect to the Atlas Administration API, Atlas Kubernetes Operator reads the organization ID and API keys from Atlas Kubernetes Operator secrets. You can also configure private endpoints or x509 authentication. To learn more about creating an Atlas account, see Register a new Atlas Account.

Atlas Kubernetes Operator Secrets

Depending on your configuration, Atlas Kubernetes Operator reads from one of the following Atlas Kubernetes Operator secrets:

Scope	Location	Description
Global	Atlas Kubernetes Operator secret `<operator-deployment-name>-api-key` created in the same namespace where you installed Atlas Kubernetes Operator.	Atlas Kubernetes Operator uses this secret data to connect to the Atlas Administration API unless the `AtlasProject` Custom Resource specifies `spec.connectionSecretRef.name`. `global` Atlas Kubernetes Operator secrets let you use one API key for all the projects in an organization. Any new `AtlasProject` Custom Resource uses the same API key for reduced overhead. The default name of the Atlas Kubernetes Operator deployment is `mongodb-atlas-operator`. So, the secret should be named `mongodb-atlas-operator-api-key`.
Project	Atlas Kubernetes Operator secret referenced with `spec.connectionSecretRef.name` in the `AtlasProject` Custom Resource. The secret must reside in the same namespace as the `AtlasProject` Custom Resource.	Atlas Kubernetes Operator uses this secret data to connect to the Atlas Administration API for any `AtlasCluster` Custom Resource and `AtlasDatabaseUser` custom resource that references the project. If you do not specify `spec.connectionSecretRef.name`, Atlas Kubernetes Operator uses the `global` Atlas Kubernetes Operator secret. Atlas Kubernetes Operator secrets per project allow for more granular access. You may want a single API key to have access to a single Atlas project.

Parameters

Both global and project secrets require the following information:

Parameter	Description
`orgId`	Unique 24-digit hexadecimal string used to identify your Atlas organization.
`publicAPIKey`	Public part of the API key.
`privateAPIKey`	Private part of the API key.

Prerequisites

You need the following public API key, private API key, and the organization ID information to configure Atlas Kubernetes Operator access to Atlas.

If you want Atlas Kubernetes Operator to create a new Atlas project, Create an API Key in an Organization and configure the API Access List.
Important
You must assign the API key the Organization Project Creator organization role or higher.
If you want to work with an existing Atlas project, Create an API Key for a Project and configure the API Access List.
Important
You must assign the API key the Project Owner project role.

Procedure

To configure Atlas Kubernetes Operator access to Atlas, do one of the following steps.

For a global Atlas Kubernetes Operator secret, run the following commands:

Note

The name of the global Atlas Kubernetes Operator secret must conform to the predefined format. The default name of the Atlas Kubernetes Operator deployment is mongodb-atlas-operator. So, the secret should be named mongodb-atlas-operator-api-key.

kubectl create secret generic mongodb-atlas-operator-api-key \
   --from-literal="orgId=<the_atlas_organization_id>" \
   --from-literal="publicApiKey=<the_atlas_api_public_key>" \
   --from-literal="privateApiKey=<the_atlas_api_private_key>" \
   -n <operator_namespace>
kubectl label secret mongodb-atlas-operator-api-key atlas.mongodb.com/type=credentials -n mongodb-atlas-system

For a project Atlas Kubernetes Operator secret, run the following commands:

kubectl create secret generic my-project-connection \
   --from-literal="orgId=<the_atlas_organization_id>" \
   --from-literal="publicApiKey=<the_atlas_api_public_key>" \
   --from-literal="privateApiKey=<the_atlas_api_private_key>" \
   -n <atlas_project_namespace>
kubectl label secret mongodb-atlas-operator-api-key atlas.mongodb.com/type=credentials -n mongodb-atlas-system

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