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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 the following features:

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.

Note

By default, Atlas Kubernetes Operator keeps connection secrets in the same namespace as the AtlasProject Custom Resource. To store secrets in another namespace, specify the spec.connectionSecretRef.namespace parameter.

Atlas Kubernetes Operator uses this secret data to connect to the Atlas Administration API for any AtlasDeployment 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 (Application Programming Interface) Key in an Organization. If your organization requires an IP access list for the Atlas Administration API, you must also 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 (Application Programming Interface) Key for a Project. If your organization requires an IP access list for the Atlas Administration API, you must also 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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