Deploy the centrifugo helm chart on Opensshift

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To deploy the Centrifugo Helm chart on OpenShift using Pulumi, you'll need to use the Pulumi Kubernetes provider. The provider is used to interact with your Kubernetes cluster, which, in this case, would be OpenShift. We will utilize the `Chart` resource from the Pulumi Kubernetes provider to deploy a Helm chart.

Below is a Pulumi program written in TypeScript that accomplishes this. First, you must import the Pulumi Kubernetes package, which allows you to interact with Kubernetes resources, including Helm charts.

Then you'll define a new Helm chart for Centrifugo. The `Chart` resource from the Pulumi Kubernetes provider allows you to deploy a chart from any Helm repository. In this case, you need to provide the name of the chart (`centrifugo`), the repository URL where the chart is located, and any configuration values that the Helm chart accepts. These values typically go into the `values` property, which is a plain JavaScript object in the Pulumi program.

Please ensure that you have Helm installed and that it is correctly configured to work with your OpenShift cluster. In addition, you should have Pulumi installed and configured for TypeScript, and your OpenShift cluster should be accessible using your current `kubeconfig`.

Here's a Pulumi TypeScript program to deploy the Centrifugo Helm chart on OpenShift:

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

// First, create a provider to interact with your Openshift cluster.
const openshiftProvider = new kubernetes.Provider("openshift", {
    // You might need to specify the kubeconfig path or context if it's not the default.
    // kubeconfig: YOUR_KUBECONFIG_PATH, // Uncomment and replace as necessary.
    // context: YOUR_KUBE_CONTEXT, // Uncomment and replace as necessary.
});

// Now, define the Centrifugo Helm chart from the Helm repository.
const centrifugoChart = new kubernetes.helm.v3.Chart("centrifugo", {
    chart: "centrifugo",
    version: "YOUR_DESIRED_VERSION", // Specify the version of Centrifugo you want to deploy.
    // Replace `REPO_URL` with the actual repository URL of Centrifugo Helm chart.
    fetchOpts: {
        repo: "https://YOUR_HELM_REPO_URL",
    },
    // Define any custom values you need for the Centrifugo Helm chart.
    // This could include configurations such as resource limits, ingress settings, etc.
    values: {
        // This is just an example configuration. Please modify according to your needs.
        replicaCount: 2,
        service: {
            type: "ClusterIP",
            port: 80,
        },
        // You can add more configurations here as per the Centrifugo Helm chart's values.
    },
}, { provider: openshiftProvider });  // Ensure to pass the provider to the Helm chart.

// Exports are useful to output the properties of the resources you create.
// For instance, you might want to export the IP address or hostname of a Load Balancer created by the Helm chart.
export const centrifugoServiceName = centrifugoChart.getResourceProperty("v1/Service", "centrifugo", "metadata").apply(m => m.name);

// After running `pulumi up`, the centrifugoServiceName will be available to let you know
// the name of the Centrifugo service running in your cluster. You can use it to further
// interact with the service within your OpenShift cluster.
```

This program sets up a new Helm chart deployment for Centrifugo on OpenShift. You must replace `YOUR_DESIRED_VERSION` with the version of the Centrifugo Helm chart you want to deploy and `https://YOUR_HELM_REPO_URL` with the URL to the Helm repository that hosts the Centrifugo chart.

Remember that the configuration within the `values` object should be set according to your needs and the available configuration options of the Centrifugo chart. Be sure to consult the chart's documentation to understand each setting.

To run the Pulumi program, navigate to the directory of the Pulumi project in your terminal and execute `pulumi up`. This command will start Pulumi's deployment process, and you'll be able to review the changes before they are applied to your OpenShift cluster.

The program also includes an export statement, exporting the service name of Centrifugo deployment so that you can easily identify and access the Centrifugo service in your OpenShift cluster after deployment.

Make sure to check [Pulumi's Kubernetes documentation](https://www.pulumi.com/docs/intro/cloud-providers/kubernetes/) if you need help with the Kubernetes provider or want to learn more about other Kubernetes resources you can manage with Pulumi.