Deploy the tracee helm chart on Opensshift

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To deploy the Tracee Helm chart on an OpenShift cluster using Pulumi, you'll need to use the `kubernetes.helm.v3.Chart` Pulumi resource. This resource enables you to deploy a Helm chart from a repository directly onto a Kubernetes-compatible cluster, in this case, OpenShift.

Below is a Pulumi program written in TypeScript that demonstrates how to deploy the Tracee Helm chart on an OpenShift cluster. The first part is to set up a Helm Chart resource using the Pulumi Kubernetes provider. The `kubernetes.helm.v3.Chart` class is instantiated to deploy the Helm chart.

Before you try to deploy this Helm chart, ensure you've set up the OpenShift cluster and have configured your Pulumi to work with your Kubernetes cluster, including access permissions and necessary context.

Here's how to do it, detailed explanations in the comments:

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

const chartName = "tracee";
const releaseName = "tracee";
const namespace = "tracee-namespace"; // Replace with the namespace where you want to deploy Tracee
const repo = "https://aquasecurity.github.io/helm-charts/";

// Launch the Tracee Helm chart on the OpenShift cluster
const traceeHelmChart = new k8s.helm.v3.Chart(releaseName, {
    // `chart` parameter is the name of the chart in the repository.
    chart: chartName,
    
    // `version` parameter is the version of the chart you want to deploy.
    // If not specified, the latest will be deployed.
    version: "0.1.0", // You'll need to replace this with the exact chart version you want
    
    // `namespace` specifies where the chart will be deployed within the cluster.
    namespace: namespace,
    
    // `fetchOpts` tells Pulumi where to fetch the chart from.
    fetchOpts: { repo },

// `values` are the settings you would configure for the Helm chart.
    values: {
        // Specify custom values for the Tracee chart if required,
        // e.g., to change configuration options specific to Tracee.
    },
}, { provider: new k8s.Provider("openshift-provider") }); // Ensures we're using OpenShift

export const helmChartStatus = traceeHelmChart.status;
```

In this program, we:

1. Import the Kubernetes package from Pulumi which will be responsible for interacting with the cluster.
2. Define the chart name (`tracee`), the release name (also `tracee` in our case), and a namespace for deployment. Make sure to replace the namespace with the one you're using in your OpenShift cluster.
3. Create a new instance of `k8s.helm.v3.Chart`, which represents the deployment of the Helm chart.
4. Set the repository where the Helm chart is stored (`repo`), the name of the chart and optionally the version to deploy, as well as the namespace for the deployment.
5. Use the `fetchOpts` configuration to tell Pulumi which Helm repository to use.
6. Optionally define custom configuration `values` for the Helm chart if you wish to override default settings.
7. Optionally specify a Pulumi Kubernetes provider instance using `{ provider: new k8s.Provider("openshift-provider") }` if you have multiple Kubernetes configurations or want to specify a non-default one.

After writing the above TypeScript code in a file, you could run `pulumi up` to preview and deploy this configuration.

Keep in mind that the Pulumi program does not include OpenShift setup steps such as cluster creation or context configuration. Please ensure your OpenShift environment is ready and Pulumi is set up with the appropriate access configurations before running this code.

Remember that each Helm chart may require different values in its `values` property. These are the settings that configure the behavior of the chart's resources. You should refer to the [Tracee Helm Chart documentation](https://aquasecurity.github.io/helm-charts/) to determine which values you might want to specify based on your needs.