Deploy the turborepo-remote-cache helm chart on Kubernetes

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To deploy a Helm chart on Kubernetes using Pulumi, you would typically use the `@pulumi/kubernetes` package, which provides a way to deploy Helm charts with the `Chart` resource.

The `Chart` resource is used to deploy applications packaged as Helm charts to a Kubernetes cluster. Helm is a package manager for Kubernetes, which allows users to define, install, and upgrade complex Kubernetes applications.

To use the `Chart` resource, you first need to set up a Kubernetes cluster and configure Pulumi to use the right kubeconfig file to interact with your cluster. Pulumi automatically uses the kubeconfig file located at `~/.kube/config` or the path specified in the `KUBECONFIG` environment variable.

For this task, you need to know the details of the turborepo-remote-cache Helm chart you want to deploy, such as the chart's name, version, and any custom values you want to override in the chart's default configuration.

Here is a Pulumi program in TypeScript that demonstrates how to deploy the turborepo-remote-cache Helm chart to a Kubernetes cluster:

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

// Initialize a new Kubernetes provider using the default kubeconfig location
const provider = new k8s.Provider("k8s-provider", { 
    kubeconfig: "~/.kube/config",
});

// Deploy the turborepo-remote-cache Helm chart to the Kubernetes cluster
const turborepoRemoteCacheChart = new k8s.helm.v3.Chart("turborepo-remote-cache", {
    // You might need to specify the repository where the Helm chart is located using `repo` property.
    // For instance: repo: "https://charts.example.com/"
    chart: "turborepo-remote-cache", // Replace with the correct chart name if it's different
    // Specify the namespace to deploy into, or it will default to 'default'
    namespace: "default",
    // Override values as needed
    values: {}, // Provide any specific values that need to be overridden
}, { provider });

// Export the deployed chart's name
export const chartName = turborepoRemoteCacheChart.metadata.apply(metadata => metadata.name);

```

**Explanation of the Code:**

1. We import the `@pulumi/kubernetes` package which is used to interact with Kubernetes.

2. We initialize a Kubernetes provider using the `Provider` class. This provider uses the default kubeconfig file to authenticate with the Kubernetes cluster.

3. We then create a new `Chart` resource, which is used to deploy a Helm chart. This chart is the turborepo-remote-cache Helm chart.

4. Inside the configurational object of the `Chart`, we specify:
   - `chart`: The name of the Helm chart we want to deploy.
   - `namespace`: The Kubernetes namespace where the Helm chart will be deployed. It defaults to the 'default' namespace if not specified.
   - `values`: Any configuration values required by the chart that we may need to override.

5. Finally, we export the chart name as an output, which can be useful to see the result of the deployment or for further interaction with the deployed Helm chart.

**Important Note:** Before running this Pulumi code, please make sure you have access to the Kubernetes cluster and the Helm chart details such as the correct name and repository. You may need to modify the `chart`, `namespace`, `values`, or other properties as appropriate for your specific use case.

To run this Pulumi program, you would typically execute the following commands:

```bash
pulumi up
```

This command will perform the deployment as defined in the Pulumi code. If successful, you should see the outputs and resources created, including the deploy Helm chart.