Deploy the matrix-appservice-irc helm chart on Kubernetes

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To deploy the `matrix-appservice-irc` Helm chart on Kubernetes using Pulumi, you first need to have a Kubernetes cluster. Pulumi can provision a cluster for you, but if you already have one set up and the `kubeconfig` file is configured correctly in your environment, Pulumi can use this configuration to deploy resources to that cluster.

The Pulumi program below demonstrates how to deploy the `matrix-appservice-irc` Helm chart to a Kubernetes cluster. We will be using the [`kubernetes.helm.v3.Chart`](https://www.pulumi.com/registry/packages/kubernetes/api-docs/helm/v3/chart/) class from Pulumi's Kubernetes SDK, which encapsulates a Helm Chart deployment. A Helm Chart is a collection of pre-configured Kubernetes resources that can be managed as a single unit.

Here are the steps outlined in code:
1. Import the necessary Pulumi and Kubernetes libraries.
2. Create a new Helm Chart resource specifying the name of the chart, the repository where it is hosted, and the version (if necessary).
3. Configure the deployment, such as setting the namespace where the chart should be deployed, and specifying any custom values required by the chart.

```typescript
import * as pulumi from '@pulumi/pulumi';
import * as k8s from '@pulumi/kubernetes';

// A name for the Helm chart deployment - this is how you'll refer to it in Pulumi programs.
const chartName = 'matrix-appservice-irc';

// The Pulumi Kubernetes provider uses the current context in your kubeconfig to determine which
// Kubernetes cluster to deploy to. Make sure your current context points to the cluster you want
// to use for this deployment.

// Define the Helm chart resource.
const matrixAppserviceIrcChart = new k8s.helm.v3.Chart(chartName, {
  chart: 'matrix-appservice-irc',
  // Ensure you specify the correct repository that hosts 'matrix-appservice-irc' chart.
  // As the chart is not in the common public repositories by default, you'll often need to add that
  // repository in Helm first and then specify it here. Replace 'REPO_URL' with the actual URL.
  fetchOpts: {
    repo: 'REPO_URL', // Replace with the actual repository URL.
  },
  // You can specify the namespace or other configuration for the chart as needed. If you have
  // any custom values you want to override, you may include them in the 'values' object.
  namespace: 'default', // Replace with the namespace you want the chart to be deployed in.
  // If 'matrix-appservice-irc' requires specific values, set them here. For example:
  values: {
    // An example value, replace with actual configuration
    service: {
      type: 'ClusterIP',
    },
  },
  // Version can be specified if you want to pin to a specific chart version.
  // version: '1.5.0', // Replace with the actual chart version you want to deploy.
});

// Export any relevant information, such as the service endpoint.
export const serviceEndpoint = pulumi.interpolate`http://${matrixAppserviceIrcChart.getResourceProperty('v1/Service', chartName, 'status').apply(status => status.loadBalancer.ingress[0].hostname)}`;

```

In the above TypeScript program, `matrix-appservice-irc` is the name we've given to our Helm chart deployment within Pulumi. Make sure you replace `'REPO_URL'` with the actual repository URL that hosts the `matrix-appservice-irc` Helm chart. Additionally, replace any placeholder values in the `values` object with the appropriate configurations relevant to the `matrix-appservice-irc` chart.

Finally, we are exporting a `serviceEndpoint`, which assumes that your Helm chart creates a Kubernetes service of type `LoadBalancer` and you want to know the dynamically allocated URL to access the service. Adjust the exported value based on the actual resources and values used by the Helm chart.

Remember to run `pulumi up` to preview and deploy the code. If you are new, remember to ensure you have Pulumi CLI installed, and your Kubernetes cluster configured to the correct context.