Deploy the alertmanager-gchat helm chart on Linode Kubernetes Engine

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To deploy the `alertmanager-gchat` Helm chart on the Linode Kubernetes Engine (LKE), you will need to write a Pulumi program in TypeScript. This program will use the Pulumi Kubernetes provider to interact with your Kubernetes cluster and deploy the Helm chart.

Here is how the process works:

1. **Setup Kubernetes Cluster**: Ensure you have a running Kubernetes cluster on Linode. If you don't, you can create one using the Linode provider for Pulumi or by using the Linode Cloud Manager.

2. **Configure Pulumi to Use Your Kubernetes Cluster**: Once the Kubernetes cluster is ready, you need to configure your Pulumi program to use the kubeconfig file that allows you to communicate with your Kubernetes cluster.

3. **Install Helm Chart**: Through Pulumi's Kubernetes provider, you can deploy Helm charts directly. You will need to specify the chart name, version, and any custom values you want to provide to the chart.

Below is a detailed Pulumi program written in TypeScript that assumes you have already set up the LKE cluster and have the kubeconfig file ready to use.

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

// Create a Kubernetes provider instance using the context of your Linode K8s cluster.
// The kubeconfig file for your LKE cluster should already be configured with Pulumi.
const kubeconfig = 'path-to-your-kubeconfig-file';
const k8sProvider = new k8s.Provider('lke-k8s-provider', {
    kubeconfig: kubeconfig,
});

// Deploy the alertmanager-gchat Helm chart using the Kubernetes provider.
const chart = new k8s.helm.v3.Chart('alertmanager-gchat-chart', {
    chart: 'alertmanager-gchat', // The name of the chart. Make sure it's available in the Helm repository.
    // The Alertmanager Google Chat integration doesn't have a dedicated Helm chart readily available,
    // but you can create one or use an existing generic alertmanager chart and configure the Google Chat notifier.
    values: {
        // The values here are placeholders. You'll need to specify the configuration specific to 
        // the alertmanager-gchat integration, which depends on the actual chart you are using.
        // Typically, this includes setting up the Google Chat API webhook URL and other relevant details.
        // If needed, configure the Google Chat webhook URL and other relevant notification details here.
        // Configurations could include receiver specifics to integrate with Google Chat.
    },
    // Specify the namespace where you want to deploy the chart.
    // Ensure this namespace exists in your cluster or set the `createNamespace` flag accordingly.
    namespace: 'alertmanager', // Replace with the namespace in which you want your resources to be deployed.
    // Enable the `createNamespace` flag if you want to create the namespace as part of this deployment.
    createNamespace: true,
}, { provider: k8sProvider });

// Export the status URL so that we can easily access it.
export const statusUrl = chart.status.apply(s => s.url);

```

In this program, `k8s.helm.v3.Chart` is used to deploy the Helm chart to your Kubernetes cluster. You will have to adjust the `chart` property value within the `Chart` resource to match the exact name of the `alertmanager-gchat` Helm chart or the generic Helm chart you're using to deploy the Google Chat integration for Alertmanager. Ensure the provided `values` align with the expected configuration parameters of the chart.

Make sure to replace `path-to-your-kubeconfig-file` with the actual path to your kubeconfig file for the Linode Kubernetes cluster.

You should run this program with Pulumi CLI by navigating to the directory containing this code and executing `pulumi up`, which will create the resources on your cluster according to the provided configuration. Make sure that your Pulumi CLI is authenticated with the Linode API and has permissions to interact with your Kubernetes cluster.

Finally, please note that the `alertmanager-gchat` Helm chart is not a standard chart, and for this example, we're assuming it would be either custom-made or follow the configurations of a generic Alertmanager chart that you have modified to include Google Chat notifications.