Deploy the discord-bot helm chart on Kubernetes

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To deploy a Helm chart on a Kubernetes cluster using Pulumi, you can use the `Chart` resource from Pulumi Kubernetes provider. The `Chart` resource enables you to deploy Helm charts into a Kubernetes cluster.

Here is an outline of the steps you'll take in the Pulumi program:

1. Import the necessary Pulumi and Kubernetes packages.
2. Create a `Chart` resource, referencing the Helm chart for the Discord bot. You will specify the chart name, version, and any values you want to override.
3. Lastly, you'll export any pertinent stack outputs, such as the public endpoints of the service if exposed.

Below is a Pulumi program written in TypeScript that demonstrates how to deploy a Discord bot Helm chart on a Kubernetes cluster. In this program, ensure that you have access to a Kubernetes cluster and that your Pulumi environment is configured to connect to it.

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

// Create a Helm Chart resource. This resource represents the Discord bot Helm chart.
const discordBotChart = new k8s.helm.v3.Chart("discord-bot", {
    // Specify the Helm chart repository and chart name.
    // This is assuming there is a chart for a Discord bot in the "example-repo",
    // You will need to replace this with the actual repository containing the Discord bot chart
    // and make sure the version of the chart you intend to deploy.
    chart: "discord-bot",
    version: "1.0.0", // Replace with the actual chart version
    fetchOpts: {
        repo: "https://charts.example.com/", // Replace with the actual chart repository URL
    },
    // Override default values from the chart by providing a `values` object.
    // The values would typically include things like the bot's API token, image version,
    // resource requests/limits, and any other configurations specified by the chart.
    values: {
        // Replace these values with the actual configuration values for your Discord bot
        apiToken: "YOUR_DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN",
        image: {
            repository: "discordbot/image",
            tag: "latest",
        },
        service: {
            type: "ClusterIP",
        },
        // ... Include any other necessary configurations
    },
});

// Export the resource name of the chart deployment.
// Depending on the chart, you might also want to export other details like the service IP or DNS name
export const chartName = discordBotChart.metadata.name;
```

Here's how this Pulumi program works:
- It starts by importing the Pulumi Kubernetes package.
- It creates a new Helm `Chart` resource named `discord-bot`.
- The Helm chart for the Discord bot is specified by its name and version number.
- The `repo` in the `fetchOpts` is where Pulumi will fetch the Helm chart from.
- Any values that need to be configured for the chart can be set using the `values` object. This would include setting sensitive data like your bot's API token and any image configurations such as the repository and tag.
- Finally, the name of the chart resource is exported. This will give you the name you can use to query your deployment in the Kubernetes cluster.

Remember that before you run this program, you'll need to replace placeholder values like `YOUR_DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN`, the repository URL, and any other configurations specific to your Discord bot's needs. Make sure you are using the correct chart name and version and that your Pulumi and Kubernetes configurations are set up correctly for this to work.

To apply this Pulumi program, save it in a TypeScript file (e.g., `index.ts`), then execute `pulumi up` to create the resources on your Kubernetes cluster. The program assumes you already have Pulumi installed and you are authenticated with a Kubernetes cluster where you have permission to deploy resources.