Deploy the discord-bot helm chart on Linode Kubernetes Engine

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To deploy a Helm chart, specifically for a Discord bot, on Linode Kubernetes Engine (LKE) using Pulumi, you would typically go through the following steps:

1. Set up Linode Kubernetes Engine and configure your local environment.
2. Define the Kubernetes cluster where the Helm chart will be deployed.
3. Use Pulumi's Kubernetes provider to interact with the cluster.
4. Install and configure the Helm chart on the cluster.

In the example below, we are going to define a Pulumi program that sets up the Kubernetes cluster and deploys the Discord bot Helm chart on it. Since Pulumi doesn't have a dedicated Linode provider in the Registry Results provided, we will assume that the cluster is already set up in this example. You will need to ensure you have kubectl configured with the context of your LKE cluster to use the following code.

Make sure you have Helm installed locally, as we will be deploying a Helm chart to the Kubernetes cluster.

Here's the TypeScript program that demonstrates how to deploy a Discord bot Helm chart to a pre-existing Kubernetes cluster with Pulumi. This program uses Pulumi with the Kubernetes provider.

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

// Create a Kubernetes provider instance that uses our existing cluster context.
const provider = new k8s.Provider("lke-provider", {
    // The context should match the name of your configured Kubernetes context.
    // It assumes that you have the Linode Kubernetes Engine (LKE) kubeconfig
    // setup correctly on your local system.
    context: "your-lke-context-name-here",
});

// Define the Helm chart for the Discord bot.
const discordBotChart = new k8s.helm.v3.Chart("discord-bot-chart", {
    chart: "name-of-discord-bot-helm-chart",
    version: "version-of-discord-bot-helm-chart",
    fetchOpts: {
        // The repository where your Helm chart is located, replace with the appropriate URL.
        repo: "https://charts.yourrepository.com/",
    },
    // Any values you want to override in the chart.
    values: {
        key: "value",
        // Add the values required for your Discord bot Helm chart here.
    },
}, { provider });

// Export the Discord bot service endpoint (if applicable).
export const discordBotEndpoint = discordBotChart.getResourceProperty(
    "v1/Service", "discord-bot-service-name", "status"
).apply(status => status.loadBalancer.ingress[0].hostname || status.loadBalancer.ingress[0].ip);
```

To run this Pulumi program:

1. Save the code in a file named `index.ts`.
2. Run `pulumi up` in the directory where your `index.ts` file is located, and Pulumi will execute the actions defined in the code.

This program performs the following actions:

- It imports the Kubernetes package from Pulumi's library, which provides the necessary components to interact with Kubernetes resources.
- It creates a new Kubernetes provider that connects to an existing Kubernetes cluster managed by Linode Kubernetes Engine (LKE). Ensure the cluster context is correctly named in the `your-lke-context-name-here` placeholder.
- It defines a Helm chart resource using Pulumi's Helm 3 support. In the `chart` field, you’ll need to specify the name of the Discord bot Helm chart if it's publicly available or hosted within a private repository. Additionally, specify the version of the chart and the repository in the `fetchOpts` section.
- It optionally overrides any default values provided by the Helm chart with custom values that suits the configuration needs of the Discord Bot, within the `values` block.
- It exports the endpoint of the Discord bot service, which could be useful if you want to access the deployed Discord Bot from outside the cluster.

Please replace the placeholders like `your-lke-context-name-here`, `name-of-discord-bot-helm-chart`, `version-of-discord-bot-helm-chart`, and `https://charts.yourrepository.com/` with the actual values that correspond to your cluster and Helm chart.

Also, remember to list all necessary Helm `values` that you might need to override. These values are specific to the Discord bot chart you are using. You can typically find these values in the chart's `values.yaml` file or in the documentation provided by the chart developers.

Make sure to review and understand the code and the resources it creates or modifies. The `pulumi up` command will provide a detailed preview of the operations Pulumi will perform.