Deploy the plex-media-server helm chart on Azure Managed Openshift Service

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To deploy the Plex Media Server on Azure Managed OpenShift, you'll need to perform a few steps:

1. Set up an Azure Managed OpenShift Cluster where the Plex Media Server will run.
2. Install the Plex Media Server using a Helm chart.

Here is the breakdown of how you can achieve this using Pulumi in TypeScript:

1. **Create an Azure Managed OpenShift Cluster**: We will use the `azure-native.containerservice.OpenShiftManagedCluster` resource from Pulumi's `azure-native` package. This resource allows us to create and manage an Azure OpenShift cluster. For more details, you can refer to the [official Pulumi documentation](https://www.pulumi.com/registry/packages/azure-native/api-docs/containerservice/openshiftmanagedcluster/).

2. **Deploy Plex Media Server using Helm**: Once we have the OpenShift cluster in place, we need to deploy the Plex Media Server on it. For this purpose, we will use the `kubernetes.helm.v3.Chart` resource from the `kubernetes` package which allows deploying applications packaged as Helm charts.

Below you'll find the TypeScript program that outlines these steps. Please note that this is a high-level overview, and certain properties like networking or security may need to be adjusted based on your particular requirements.

```typescript
import * as pulumi from '@pulumi/pulumi';
import * as azureNative from '@pulumi/azure-native';
import * as k8s from '@pulumi/kubernetes';

// Step 1: Create an Azure Managed OpenShift Cluster
const cluster = new azureNative.containerservice.OpenShiftManagedCluster('myOpenShiftCluster', {
    // Replace the values with your specifics
    resourceGroupName: 'myResourceGroup', // Name of the resource group
    location: 'East US', // Azure region
    openShiftVersion: '4.3', // OpenShift version
    // You would need to specify other required properties like networkProfile, masterPoolProfile, and agentPoolProfiles as per your requirements.
});

// Step 2: Deploy Plex Media Server using Helm
// Before deploying the Helm chart, ensure your OpenShift cluster is up and running.
// Also, make sure to configure your Pulumi installation to interact with the cluster.

// Create a provider to interact with the OpenShift cluster
const k8sProvider = new k8s.Provider('k8sProvider', {
    // Use the kubeconfig from the OpenShift cluster
    kubeconfig: cluster.kubeconfig.apply(kubeconfig => kubeconfig),
});

// Deploy the Plex Media Server via the Helm chart
const plexChart = new k8s.helm.v3.Chart('plexMediaServer', {
    chart: 'plex-media-server',
    version: '1.0.0', // Use the appropriate chart version
    namespace: 'default', // Define the namespace where Plex should be deployed
    // Define any values for the chart that you need to override
    values: {
        timezone: 'America/New_York', // Example override
        // You can include additional overrides according to your needs
    },
}, { provider: k8sProvider });

// Export the public IP to access Plex
export const plexPublicIP = ''; // You will need to replace this with the actual method to retrieve the service's public IP
```

In this example, you'll first create an Azure OpenShift Cluster. You will need additional details, such as the network profile and agent pool profiles, which should align with your specific Azure environment's requirements. Once the OpenShift cluster is ready, the code would then deploy the Plex Media Server using a Helm chart. I've also shown how you could override values from the Helm chart if needed, such as timezone in this example.

However, please keep in mind that the actual Helm chart name and versions may vary, and the values provided here are placeholders. You would need to replace `'plex-media-server'` and `'1.0.0'` with the actual chart name and version. Also, `plexPublicIP` should be replaced with the appropriate method to extract the public IP of the Plex service once that has been deployed to your cluster.

After writing your program, you can run it using the Pulumi CLI using the following commands:

```bash
pulumi up # To preview and deploy the changes
```

Once the deployment is complete, Pulumi will output any exported values, which in our example is the public IP that you can use to access your Plex Media Server.