Deploy the boinc-client helm chart on Kubernetes

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To deploy the `boinc-client` Helm chart on Kubernetes using Pulumi, you would first need to ensure that you have a Kubernetes cluster up and running. Assuming that you do, the next step would be to write a Pulumi program that utilizes the `helm.sh/v3.Chart` resource to deploy the chart onto your cluster.

The `helm.sh/v3.Chart` resource in Pulumi is used to represent a Helm chart deployment to a Kubernetes cluster. The resource accepts various input properties that define the chart to deploy, including:

- `chart`: The name of the Helm chart you wish to deploy.
- `version`: The version of the Helm chart.
- `fetchOpts`: Options to specify fetching details like repository or path.
- `values`: An object that includes values to override within the Helm chart.
- `namespace`: The Kubernetes namespace to deploy the chart into.

Below is a Pulumi program written in TypeScript that demonstrates how to deploy the `boinc-client` Helm chart:

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

// Create a Kubernetes Namespace
const ns = new k8s.core.v1.Namespace("boinc-namespace", {
    metadata: { name: "boinc" },
});

// Deploy the boinc-client helm chart
const boincClientChart = new k8s.helm.v3.Chart("boinc-client", {
    chart: "boinc-client",
    version: "1.0.0", // replace with the exact chart version you want to deploy
    namespace: ns.metadata.name,
    // If your Helm chart is from a custom repository, you must add the repository URL in fetchOpts
    fetchOpts: {
        repo: "https://example.com/helm-charts", // replace with the URL of the Helm chart repo
    },
    // If you need to override values within the Helm chart, specify them here
    values: {
        resources: {
            limits: {
                cpu: "200m",
                memory: "512Mi",
            },
            requests: {
                cpu: "100m",
                memory: "256Mi",
            },
        },
    },
}, { dependsOn: [ns] });

// Export the namespace name and service name
export const namespaceName = ns.metadata.name;
export const boincClientChartName = boincClientChart.metadata.name;
```

In this Pulumi program:
- We first import the necessary Kubernetes library from Pulumi's package for Kubernetes.
- We create a new Kubernetes namespace named `boinc` where we want to deploy our Helm chart.
- We then declare a Helm chart resource (`boincClientChart`), specifying the `chart` and `version` we want to deploy. The `fetchOpts` are used to provide the repository URL where the Helm chart is located. If your Helm chart is located in the official Helm chart repository or any publicly accessible location, you'll need to specify the correct URL.
- We also provide a `values` object that can be used to override default values in the Helm chart. Here, as an example, we've overridden resource limits and requests for the deployed pods, but you'll need to adjust these values or provide different overrides based on your chart's configurable values.
- Finally, we export the namespace and the name of the Helm chart release as outputs from our Pulumi program. These exports can be helpful for querying the deployment status or managing resources post-deployment directly with `kubectl`.

Please note that you'll need to replace placeholders like `https://example.com/helm-charts` and the chart `version` with the actual values applicable to the `boinc-client` Helm chart. Ensure that your Pulumi stack is correctly configured with access to your Kubernetes cluster, and you may then run this Pulumi program to deploy the chart.