Deploy the ublhub helm chart on Opensshift

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To deploy a Helm chart on an OpenShift cluster using Pulumi, we'll use the `kubernetes.helm.v3.Chart` resource from Pulumi's Kubernetes provider. This resource allows you to deploy Helm charts to a Kubernetes cluster, including an OpenShift cluster, as OpenShift is an extension of Kubernetes.

Before you begin, make sure you have:

- An existing OpenShift cluster.
- Helm chart details for ublhub, including the repository URL where the chart is located.
- Pulumi CLI installed and configured.
- `kubectl` configured to communicate with your OpenShift cluster.

Here's a step-by-step guide to deploying the `ublhub` Helm chart to your OpenShift cluster using Pulumi:

1. **Set up your Pulumi project:** Create a new Pulumi project or use an existing one.

2. **Install Pulumi's Kubernetes package:** Ensure that you have the Kubernetes package installed for Pulumi, which can be done using `npm` or `yarn`.

3. **Write the program to deploy the Helm chart:**

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

// Replace with your OpenShift cluster's kubeconfig
const kubeconfig = `...`;

// Create a Kubernetes provider instance that uses our kubeconfig
const provider = new k8s.Provider('openshift', {
  kubeconfig: kubeconfig,
});

// Deploy the 'ublhub' Helm chart
const chart = new k8s.helm.v3.Chart('ublhub-chart', {
  // Specify the chart details here
  chart: 'ublhub',
  version: '1.0.0', // Replace with your chart's version
  fetchOpts: {
    repo: 'http://charts.ublhub.example.com/', // Replace with the chart's repository URL
  },
}, { provider: provider });

// Export the Chart's status
export const chartStatus = chart.status;
```

4. **Deploy your Pulumi program:** Run `pulumi up` to preview and deploy the resources defined in your program.

### Detailed Explanation:

- We first import the `@pulumi/kubernetes` library, which allows us to interact with our Kubernetes cluster. You may need to install it using `npm install @pulumi/kubernetes` or `yarn add @pulumi/kubernetes` if it's not already installed.

- We define a variable for our kubeconfig. This kubeconfig should allow `kubectl` to interact with your OpenShift cluster. It typically resides at `~/.kube/config` on your local machine or in some cases is passed down through cloud provider managed services or CI/CD pipelines. It must be set with the correct context for the target OpenShift cluster.

- We create a Pulumi provider for Kubernetes named 'openshift'. This provider will use the kubeconfig we've defined to authenticate against our OpenShift cluster.

- We then declare a `Chart` resource representing our Helm deployment. The `Chart` resource constructor takes a name, an object specifying the chart details, and an options object where we reference the provider we created.

- In the chart details, we specify the name of the chart as `ublhub`, the version (which you'll need to substitute with the actual version you intend to deploy), and the `fetchOpts` where we provide the repository URL.

- After running the Pulumi program with `pulumi up`, the Helm chart corresponding to `ublhub` will be deployed to the OpenShift cluster.

- Finally, we export `chartStatus`, which provides the deployment status of the Helm chart.

Remember to review the chart and values you pass in to ensure they're appropriate for your deployment. Helm charts often require configuration through a values file or specific parameters. You can supply these using the `values` property within the `Chart` resource options.

Ensure you've set your Pulumi configuration to use the correct Kubernetes context for your OpenShift cluster, or explicitly pass the kubeconfig data to the `Provider` resource as shown. This allows Pulumi to communicate with your cluster.

Once you're ready, run `pulumi up` to deploy the Helm chart. Pulumi will provide you with a preview of the actions it will take. If that looks correct, confirm the deployment, and Pulumi will apply the changes to your cluster.