Deploy the mqtt-connector helm chart on Kubernetes

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To deploy the `mqtt-connector` Helm chart on Kubernetes using Pulumi, you would typically follow these steps:

1. Make sure that you have access to a Kubernetes cluster and the `kubeconfig` file that provides the credentials for it.
2. Ensure Helm and Pulumi are installed on your machine.
3. Use the `kubernetes.helm.v3.Chart` resource from Pulumi's Kubernetes provider to deploy the Helm chart to your cluster.

The `kubernetes.helm.v3.Chart` resource allows you to install, upgrade, and manage Helm charts dynamically. You will need to provide the chart name, possibly the repository where the chart is hosted (if it's not a standard one), and optionally, the chart values to customize your deployment.

Below is a TypeScript program that demonstrates how to deploy the `mqtt-connector` Helm chart:

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

// Replace the following variables with the appropriate values.
const chartName = "mqtt-connector";
const chartVersion = "1.0.0"; // Specify the version of the chart you want to deploy.
const namespace = "default"; // Specify the namespace where you want to deploy the chart.

// If the chart is in a private Helm repository, configure the Helm `repositoryOpts` accordingly.
const helmRepoName = "myhelmrepo"; // Replace with the name of your Helm repository
const helmRepoUrl = "https://example.com/helm/repo"; // Replace with the URL of your Helm repository

// If necessary, define the custom values you want to provide to the chart.
const customValues = {
  key1: "value1",
  key2: "value2",
  // Add more custom values as needed.
};

const mqttConnectorChart = new k8s.helm.v3.Chart(chartName, {
  chart: chartName,
  version: chartVersion,
  namespace: namespace,
  fetchOpts: {
    repo: helmRepoUrl,
  },
  values: customValues,
});

export const chartNameExport = mqttConnectorChart.chart;
export const namespaceExport = mqttConnectorChart.namespace;
```

This Pulumi program will deploy the `mqtt-connector` Helm chart into the specified namespace of your Kubernetes cluster. Make sure to replace `chartVersion`, `namespace`, `helmRepoName`, and `helmRepoUrl` with the actual values that correspond to your environment and the Helm chart you are deploying.

Please make sure that your Pulumi stack is configured to use the right Kubernetes cluster by setting the `kubeconfig` context or by ensuring your current context is pointing to the correct cluster.

To run this Pulumi program:

1. Save the file with a `.ts` extension, for example, `deployMqttConnector.ts`.
2. Run `pulumi up` in the directory containing your file, after making sure your Pulumi CLI is installed and configured.

This will prompt Pulumi to perform an update, which will show you a preview of the actions that will be performed (such as creating or updating Kubernetes resources). If the preview looks correct, you can proceed with the update which will deploy the Helm chart to your cluster.

The two export statements at the end of the program (`chartNameExport`, `namespaceExport`) are optional and allow you to export important information about the deployed Helm chart. These could be useful if you need to access these details later, for example, in the Pulumi stack outputs or in other dependent Pulumi programs.