Deploy the caddy-reverse-proxy helm chart on Kubernetes

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To deploy the `caddy-reverse-proxy` Helm chart on Kubernetes using Pulumi, we'll need to use the Pulumi Kubernetes package, which allows us to create and manage Kubernetes resources using infrastructure as code. Specifically, we'll leverage the `Chart` resource from the `@pulumi/kubernetes/helm/v3` module, which facilitates Helm chart deployment.

Here's a step-by-step breakdown of how the Pulumi program will deploy the `caddy-reverse-proxy` helm chart:

1. **Kubernetes Provider Initialization**: We'll set up a Kubernetes provider, which allows Pulumi to interact with our Kubernetes cluster. This provider uses the current context from your Kubernetes configuration file (usually located at `~/.kube/config`).

2. **Helm Chart Resource**: We'll create a `Chart` resource representing the `caddy-reverse-proxy` Helm chart. You need to specify the Helm chart name, version, and repository URL. Optionally, you can also provide an override for the default values of the chart through the `values` property.

3. **Running the Pulumi Program**: Once written, you would use the Pulumi CLI to run the program. You would perform `pulumi up` to preview and deploy the changes.

Here's the TypeScript program that deploys the `caddy-reverse-proxy` Helm chart on Kubernetes:

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

// Initialize a Kubernetes provider using the current context in ~/.kube/config
const k8sProvider = new k8s.Provider('k8s-provider', {});

// Deploy the 'caddy-reverse-proxy' Helm chart to the Kubernetes cluster
const caddyReverseProxyChart = new k8s.helm.v3.Chart('caddy-reverse-proxy-chart', {
    repo: 'https://helm.repository.url', // Replace with the actual repository URL
    chart: 'caddy-reverse-proxy',
    version: 'chart-version', // Specify the chart version you want to deploy
    // Optionally, you can provide override values for the chart
    values: {
        // key: value, // Uncomment this line and specify any values you want to override
    },
}, { provider: k8sProvider });

// Export the base URL of the Caddy Reverse Proxy service, if applicable
export const caddyReverseProxyUrl = caddyReverseProxyChart
    .getResourceProperty('v1/Service', 'caddy-reverse-proxy-chart-caddy-reverse-proxy', 'status')
    .apply(status => `http://${status.loadBalancer.ingress[0].ip}`);
```

In the code above:
- Replace `https://helm.repository.url` with the actual Helm chart repository URL where the `caddy-reverse-proxy` chart is located.
- Replace `'chart-version'` with the version of the Helm chart you want to deploy.
- In `values`, uncomment and provide the specific configuration values you want to override the default chart values with.

Once the program is ready, you would use the Pulumi CLI to preview and deploy it. The CLI will communicate with your Kubernetes cluster using the credentials from the current context in your `~/.kube/config` file.

Remember to install the necessary Pulumi and Kubernetes dependencies for your TypeScript project via npm:

```bash
npm install @pulumi/kubernetes
```

To preview the deployment without actually performing it, run:

```bash
pulumi preview
```

And when you are ready to deploy, execute:

```bash
pulumi up
```

It's important to inspect the output of `pulumi preview` before running `pulumi up` to ensure that the planned operations are correct. After a successful deployment, the provided export will output the base URL of the deployed Caddy Reverse Proxy service, assuming the service is of type `LoadBalancer` and your cloud provider supports load balancers.

Please note the `caddyReverseProxyUrl` export will vary based on your service type and configuration. The example expects a `LoadBalancer` service with an external IP. If your service type is different (e.g., `NodePort`, `ClusterIP`), you will need to adjust the export accordingly.