Deploy the nagios helm chart on Opensshift

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To deploy the Nagios Helm chart on an OpenShift cluster using Pulumi, you would typically use the Kubernetes provider and the Helm support within it. The following Pulumi program written in TypeScript demonstrates how to deploy a Helm chart on a Kubernetes cluster, and while OpenShift is not explicitly mentioned, it is a distribution of Kubernetes and supports Helm charts, so the same principles apply.

Before you begin, ensure you have access to your OpenShift cluster and have the necessary permissions to deploy applications. Also, make sure you have installed Pulumi and configured it to use your desired cloud provider credentials.

Here is a step-by-step Pulumi program that shows how to deploy the Nagios Helm chart on an OpenShift cluster:

Import the required Pulumi and Kubernetes packages.
Create a Pulumi project.
Configure access to your OpenShift cluster.
Use the kubernetes.helm.v3.Chart resource to deploy the Nagios Helm chart from a known repository.

Here's the full TypeScript program:

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

// Create a provider resource to connect to the OpenShift cluster.
const openshiftProvider = new k8s.Provider('openshift', {
  // You must configure the provider with the appropriate context if it's not the current context.
  // Additional options can be provided based on how you've configured access to your cluster.
  // For example, you may need to provide a kubeconfig file or specify context, cluster, and user.
});

// Deploy the Nagios Helm chart.
const nagiosChart = new k8s.helm.v3.Chart('nagios', {
  // Specify the repository and chart details.
  // Make sure to substitute the `<CHART_VERSION>` with the actual chart version you want to deploy.
  chart: 'nagios',
  version: '<CHART_VERSION>', // replace with the version you want to deploy
  fetchOpts: {
    repo: 'https://charts.helm.sh/stable', // specify the Helm chart repository URL here
  },
  // Set this to the namespace where you want to deploy Nagios.
  // If not specified, it will be deployed to the 'default' namespace.
  namespace: 'monitoring',
  // Include any custom values you want to override the Helm chart with.
  // For instance, if you need to change a service type or resource limits, specify them here.
  values: {
    // Example override:
    // service: {
    //   type: 'LoadBalancer',
    // },
  }
}, { provider: openshiftProvider });

// Export the endpoint of the Nagios service. The details would need to be adjusted if you
// set custom values that change the nature of the service (like service type or name).
export const nagiosEndpoint = nagiosChart.getResourceProperty('v1/Service', 'nagios-nagios', 'status');

This program creates a new Helm chart resource for Nagios, specifying the chart name, version, and repository URL. It deploys the chart in the 'monitoring' namespace by default, but you can change this as needed. Additionally, it exports the endpoint of the Nagios service so that you can easily access it after deployment.

The values object within the nagiosChart definition allows you to customize the Helm chart's default configuration by overriding specific values. To customize these values, you should refer to the specific Helm chart's documentation or values file to understand what configurations are available.

Once the Pulumi program is ready, you can deploy your Nagios Helm chart by running the following commands in your terminal:

pulumi up

The pulumi up command will prompt you to confirm the deployment after showing you a preview. Once confirmed, Pulumi will proceed with the deployment to your OpenShift cluster. After the deployment is complete, the endpoint of the Nagios service will be outputted so that you can access the Nagios dashboard.