Deploy the mautrix-facebook helm chart on Kubernetes

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To deploy the `mautrix-facebook` Helm chart on a Kubernetes cluster using Pulumi, we're going to use the `kubernetes.helm.v3.Chart` resource. This resource allows you to deploy a Helm chart into your Kubernetes cluster programmatically.

The `kubernetes.helm.v3.Chart` resource is a high-level abstraction that represents a Helm chart deployment. You'll need to specify parameters like the chart name, repository (if the chart is not part of the stable repository), any custom values you wish to provide to the chart, and the namespace where you want the chart to be deployed.

Below is a Pulumi program written in TypeScript that demonstrates how to use this resource to deploy the `mautrix-facebook` Helm chart to a Kubernetes cluster:

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

// Define the namespace where the chart will be installed.
const namespace = new k8s.core.v1.Namespace("mautrix-facebook-namespace", {
    metadata: { name: "mautrix-facebook" },
});

// Deploy the mautrix-facebook Helm chart.
const chart = new k8s.helm.v3.Chart("mautrix-facebook", {
    namespace: namespace.metadata.name,
    chart: "mautrix-facebook",
    // The repo parameter specifies the Helm chart repository.
    // If the chart is not part of a repository listed in your Helm configuration,
    // you'll need to provide the repository URL here.
    // Replace the `REPO_URL` with the actual URL of the mautrix-facebook Helm chart repository.
    repo: "REPO_URL",
    values: {
        // Custom values for the Helm chart can be specified here.
        // Refer to the Helm chart's `values.yaml` file for available options and default values.
        // Here is an example value that you might want to customize:
        // "config": {
        //     "homeserver": {
        //         "address": "https://matrix.your-domain.com",
        //         "domain": "your-domain.com"
        //     },
        // },
    },
    // FetchOpts can be used to specify various fetch operations like the location to download the chart,
    // credentials etc. This is optional and only needed if the chart repository requires it.
    fetchOpts: {
        version: "x.y.z", // Specify the chart version you want to deploy, if not the latest.
    },
}, { dependsOn: [namespace] }); // Make sure the Helm chart is installed in the namespace created above.

// Export the namespace name and the chart version deployed
export const mautrixFacebookNamespace = namespace.metadata.name;
export const mautrixFacebookChartVersion = chart.version;
```

In this program, you'll need to replace the placeholder `REPO_URL` with the actual repository URL of the `mautrix-facebook` Helm chart, and the `x.y.z` placeholder with the specific version of the chart you wish to deploy. You can also customize the `values` property with any values from the `values.yaml` file that are specific to your deployment.

Please, make sure you have the Helm CLI installed and configured with the repository containing the `mautrix-facebook` Helm chart so the Pulumi can manage the installation correctly. Additionally, ensure you have the necessary access rights to deploy resources in your Kubernetes cluster.

Once you run this Pulumi program with a correctly configured environment, it will deploy the `mautrix-facebook` Helm chart to your Kubernetes cluster. You can then manage the Helm chart deployment lifecycle using Pulumi commands like `pulumi up` to create or update the deployment and `pulumi destroy` to remove it.