Deploy the prysm-validator helm chart on Kubernetes

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To deploy the Prysm validator using a Helm chart on Kubernetes with Pulumi, you'll need to use the `Chart` resource from the Kubernetes provider. This resource allows for Helm chart deployments on a Kubernetes cluster.

Here's how you can define such a deployment using Pulumi and TypeScript:

1. **Import necessary modules** from the pulumi/kubernetes package.
2. **Create a provider** instance if you need to configure Kubernetes connection settings different from the default on your local kubeconfig file.
3. **Create a Chart** resource to deploy the Helm chart. You'll specify the chart's name, version, and repository, along with any custom values needed for the configuration.

Below is an example of how you might define the Pulumi program to deploy the Prysm validator. Note that this example is generic and might require additional values specific to your environment or configuration for the Prysm validator.

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

// Create a Kubernetes provider instance if needed for a specific kubeconfig context.
const provider = new k8s.Provider("k8s-provider", {
    // Specify the kubeconfig context if it's different from current context set in your local kubeconfig file.
    // context: "my-k8s-context",
});

// Deploy the prysm-validator Helm chart using the Pulumi Kubernetes provider.
const prysmValidatorChart = new k8s.helm.v3.Chart("prysm-validator", {
    // Specify the repo URL where the prysm-validator Helm chart can be found.
    repo: "prysmaticlabs",
    chart: "prysm",
    version: "1.0.0", // Replace with the actual chart version you want to deploy.
    // Provide values needed for the chart configuration.
    values: {
        // ...insert specific values required for the Prysm validator configuration...
    },
}, { provider: provider });

// Export the name of the chart deployment if needed.
export const chartName = prysmValidatorChart.metadata.apply(meta => meta.name);
```

Here's what each part of the script is doing:

- We import the Pulumi Kubernetes SDK, which allows us to interact with Kubernetes resources.
- We optionally create a `Provider` resource if there's a need to specify a different kubeconfig context for connecting to the Kubernetes cluster.
- We define a new `Chart` resource, which is essentially deploying a Helm chart for the Prysm validator. In the `repo` field, you need to specify the location of the Helm chart repository. The `chart` field is the name of the chart we want to deploy—in this case, `"prysm"`.
- The `values` key within `Chart` is a placeholder where you'll need to provide the specific configuration values required for the Prysm validator. These values are defined in the Helm chart's `values.yaml` file, which you can override as needed.
- Optionally, we export the name of the deployed chart for use elsewhere in our infrastructure or in CI/CD processes. This can be useful to reference the status of the deployment.

Remember to replace the placeholder for the chart version with the actual version of the prysm-validator chart you wish to deploy. Additionally, customize the `values` to suit your specific requirements based on the documentation or the `values.yaml` file of the prysm-validator chart.

You should have the `helm` command-line tool installed on your system, and your chosen Kubernetes cluster should be correctly configured in your kubeconfig file. Pulumi uses this configuration to