Deploy the freeipa helm chart on Opensshift

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To deploy the FreeIPA Helm chart on an OpenShift cluster using Pulumi, we must first ensure that we have access to an OpenShift cluster. Once you have a cluster available, you will interact with it using Pulumi's `kubernetes` provider, which allows you to manage Kubernetes resources, including those specific to OpenShift, in a cluster.

The main resource we are going to use is the `Chart` resource from the `kubernetes/helm.sh/v3` package, which represents a Helm chart in a Kubernetes cluster. Helm charts are packages that contain pre-configured Kubernetes resources, and FreeIPA is available as a Helm chart that can be installed on Kubernetes clusters, including OpenShift clusters.

Here's a step-by-step guide on what we are going to do in the Pulumi TypeScript program:

1. Set up Pulumi with the Kubernetes provider pointing to your OpenShift cluster.
2. Use the `Chart` resource to deploy the FreeIPA Helm chart to your OpenShift cluster.

Before we begin, ensure you have the following prerequisites in place:

- Access to an OpenShift cluster and credentials to access it.
- Pulumi CLI installed.
- `kubectl` CLI installed and configured to connect to your OpenShift cluster.
- Node.js and npm installed to write and run your TypeScript Pulumi program.

Let's start the TypeScript program to deploy the FreeIPA Helm chart:

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

// Step 1: Create a new Kubernetes Provider instance that points to your OpenShift cluster.
// Make sure to use the correct Kubeconfig settings to connect to your OpenShift cluster.
const openshiftProvider = new k8s.Provider('openshift-provider', {
    // Assuming KUBECONFIG environment variable is set or you can specify your kubeconfig path directly.
    kubeconfig: process.env.KUBECONFIG,
});

// Step 2: Define the FreeIPA Helm chart from its repository.
// You may need to specify the correct repository and chart version depending on where the FreeIPA helm chart is hosted.
const freeipaChart = new k8s.helm.v3.Chart('freeipa', {
    chart: 'freeipa',
    // If you need to specify a chart version, you can include the version property.
    // version: '<chart-version>',
    // Use the right repository URL where the FreeIPA chart is hosted
    fetchOpts: {
        repo: 'https://example.com/charts', // Replace with the actual chart repository URL
    },
    namespace: 'freeipa', // Specify the namespace where the chart should be deployed.
}, {provider: openshiftProvider}); // Pass the provider that points to your OpenShift cluster.

// Export the base domain of FreeIPA if available from the Helm chart.
// This may differ based on the chart's exposed outputs; consult the chart's documentation for accurate output keys.
export const freeipaBaseDomain = freeipaChart.getResourceProperty('v1/Service', 'freeipa', 'status').apply(status => status.loadBalancer.ingress[0].hostname);
```

Throughout the code, you will notice comments explaining each step. You should replace placeholder values (like `https://example.com/charts`) with actual values that correspond to your environment, such as the correct repository URL and chart version if necessary.

After writing this program, you run it using the Pulumi CLI, which will perform the deployment on your OpenShift cluster. Note that the export statement at the end is attempting to provide you with the base domain of the FreeIPA service, which is useful if you want to access the FreeIPA server after it's deployed. However, you'll need to ensure that the property paths match up with those provided by your specific FreeIPA Helm chart.

Remember, the `kubeconfig` for the `k8s.Provider` needs to be correctly set. It is often obtained from your OpenShift cluster's admin console or via the OpenShift CLI (`oc`) tool. In a typical setup, `process.env.KUBECONFIG` will reference the environment variable that holds the path to your kubeconfig file.

Once you've written and reviewed your Pulumi code, you deploy it using the following commands:

1. Run `pulumi up` to preview and deploy the changes.
2. Review the proposed changes and confirm them by selecting `yes`.
3. After the deployment is successful, note any output variables, like the FreeIPA base domain.

If you need to access other properties or expose more elaborate configurations, you should consult the FreeIPA Helm chart documentation to identify the appropriate configuration options to pass in the `values` property of the `Chart` resource.