Deploy the ldap-account-manager helm chart on Opensshift

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To deploy the ldap-account-manager Helm chart on OpenShift using Pulumi, you'll need to use the Pulumi Kubernetes provider. I will guide you through the process of writing a Pulumi program in TypeScript to achieve this.

First, ensure you have `kubectl` configured with the context set to the OpenShift cluster where you want to deploy the ldap-account-manager.

Here's what you'll do in the Pulumi program:

1. **Import necessary packages**: You'll use the `@pulumi/kubernetes` package to interact with Kubernetes resources and `@pulumi/pulumi` for Pulumi-specific constructs.

2. **Create a Helm Chart resource**: The Helm Chart resource in Pulumi allows you to deploy packaged applications into Kubernetes. The `ldap-account-manager` chart will be specified along with necessary configuration values.

3. **Configure the chart values**: You might want to customize the ldap-account-manager deployment by providing specific configuration values. With Pulumi, you can do this by passing an appropriate `values` object.

4. **Export relevant endpoints**: After deployment, you can export any necessary endpoints or resources that you might want to access or reference later.

Below is a Pulumi program that performs these steps. Please adjust the `repo` and `chart` variables if the ldap-account-manager chart is hosted in a different Helm repository.

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

// Create a new Kubernetes provider instance for the OpenShift cluster.
// Pulumi will use the active context in the local kubeconfig.
const openshiftProvider = new k8s.Provider("openshiftProvider", {
  // If you have multiple contexts, you can specify which one to use like this:
  // context: "my-openshift-context",
});

// Specify the Helm chart repository and the chart.
const chartRepo = "https://charts.example.com/"; // Replace with the actual Helm repo URL
const chartName = "ldap-account-manager"; // Replace with the actual chart name if different

// Create a new Helm chart instance for ldap-account-manager.
const ldapChart = new k8s.helm.v3.Chart("ldap-account-manager", {
  repo: chartRepo,
  chart: chartName,
  // If there are specific values you'd like to set, include them here.
  // For example, if you need to set a specific `adminPassword`, do so like this:
  // values: {
  //   adminPassword: "yourVerySecretPassword",
  // },
}, { provider: openshiftProvider });

// Export the endpoint of the ldap-account-manager.
// This is just a placeholder to demonstrate how to export output values from the Helm chart.
// You might need to adjust this based on the actual service deployed by the Helm chart.
export const ldapManagerEndpoint = ldapChart.getResourceProperty("v1/Service", "ldap-account-manager-service", "status")
  .apply(status => status.loadBalancer.ingress[0].ip);

// Note: If your Helm chart creates an Ingress resource, use that instead of a LoadBalancer service.
```

This program defines a Helm Chart resource that points to the ldap-account-manager helm chart in the given repository. When you run the program with Pulumi (`pulumi up`), it will deploy the ldap-account-manager onto your OpenShift cluster using the existing `kubectl` context.

Please replace placeholders for `chartRepo` and `chartName` with correct values for your Helm chart. Additionally, customize the `values` field with any specific configurations needed for your ldap-account-manager instance.

Note that we're exporting an endpoint as an example of how you can retrieve output values from your deployed resources. You'll need to adjust this to match the actual service details deployed by the Helm chart, as the specifics of the LDAP Account Manager service might be different.

To run this program, save it to a file (e.g., `index.ts`), and then use `pulumi up` to start the deployment process. Pulumi will lead you through the login process, create a new stack (if it's the first time), and provision the resources defined in your program.