Using kubernetes helm.fluxcd.io with garo.tietoevry.com

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If you're looking to automate the deployment of Helm charts in a Kubernetes cluster using Flux, you'll typically follow these steps using Pulumi:

1. Ensure your Kubernetes cluster is set up and correctly configured to interact with Pulumi. This means you have a kubeconfig file that provides access to your cluster.
   
2. Define a Git repository source where your Helm charts and Flux configuration files are stored.

3. Use the Flux Pulumi provider to install Flux into your cluster and configure it to track the Git repository.

4. The Helm charts specified in the repository will be deployed automatically by Flux based on the configuration you provide.

5. Flux will monitor the Git repository and automatically apply changes to the Helm releases in the cluster when changes are detected in the repository.

To define these resources in Pulumi, you could use the `flux.FluxBootstrapGit` resource from the Flux Pulumi provider. In this example, the Kubernetes cluster is already assumed to be provisioned, and the necessary provider configuration is assumed to be applied.

Here is a TypeScript program that demonstrates how you can set up Flux to deploy Helm charts from a Git repository:

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

// You need to have your Kubernetes provider configured.
// Typically this is done by setting the kubeconfig or context for the cluster.

// Replace the following values with the appropriate URLs and other specifics for your setup.
const gitRepoUrl = "https://garo.tietoevry.com/your-flux-repo.git"; // URL to your Git repository
const gitBranch = "main"; // Branch of your Git repository
const gitPath = "path/to/your/helm/charts"; // Path in the Git repository where your Helm charts are located
const namespace = "flux-system"; // Namespace for your Flux deployment

// Create a GitRepository resource pointing to your repository.
const gitRepository = new flux.FluxBootstrapGit("example-flux-bootstrap-git", {
    // Arguments for the GitRepository are specific to your repository configuration:
    url: gitRepoUrl,
    branch: gitBranch,
    path: gitPath,
    interval: "1m", // How frequently to check for changes
    namespace: namespace,
    // Other configurations such as secret references for private repositories may go here.
});

// This will install Flux in your Kubernetes cluster and set it up to synchronize with the Git repository.
// Pulumi will manage the state of your infrastructure, and Flux will manage the state of your Kubernetes deployments.
```

This program does the following:

- Imports the necessary Flux and Kubernetes SDKs from Pulumi.
- Configures the `FluxBootstrapGit` resource with the information about your Git repository where your Helm charts are stored.
- Specifies the synchronization interval (`interval: "1m"`), which is how often Flux checks for changes in the repository.

Please replace the placeholders like `gitRepoUrl`, `gitBranch`, `gitPath`, with the actual values for your Git repository where the Helm charts are stored or where the Flux configuration is located.

If your repository is private or requires authentication, you will also need to provide the necessary credentials. This might involve creating a secret in Kubernetes that holds your Git credentials and referencing that in the `FluxBootstrapGit` resource.

The program assumes you have a High-Level Pulumi package (`@pulumi/flux`) that abstracts away the underlying resource details. This package is not currently available to my knowledge as of my last training cut-off in early 2023. However, you can create a similar workflow with available Helm and Kubernetes providers in Pulumi, and keep track of updates for the official Flux Pulumi provider, which might provide this or similar functionality in the future.