Deploy the mjpg-streamer helm chart on Kubernetes

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To deploy the `mjpg-streamer` Helm chart on Kubernetes using Pulumi, we'll use the `kubernetes.helm.v3.Chart` resource from the Kubernetes provider. This resource allows you to deploy a Helm chart into your Kubernetes cluster. Helm is a package manager for Kubernetes, which uses a packaging format called charts. A chart is a collection of files that describe a related set of Kubernetes resources.

Before proceeding with the code, make sure you have the following prerequisites in place:

- A Kubernetes cluster where you will deploy the chart.
- Helm and Pulumi CLI installed on your local machine.
- Configured `kubeconfig` file with access to your Kubernetes cluster.
- The Helm chart repository that contains `mjpg-streamer` added to your Helm client.

Here's a Pulumi program in TypeScript that you can use to deploy the `mjpg-streamer` Helm chart on a Kubernetes cluster. This code assumes that the chart is available in a public or private repository that you have access to.

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

// Create an instance of the Helm Chart resource.
const mjpgStreamerChart = new k8s.helm.v3.Chart("mjpg-streamer", {
    // The `repo` property specifies the Helm chart repository.
    // Replace `YOUR_REPO_URL` with the actual Helm chart repository URL.
    // Make sure the repository where `mjpg-streamer` is hosted is added to your Helm client configuration.
    repo: "YOUR_REPO_URL",
    // The `chart` property specifies the name of the chart in the repository.
    chart: "mjpg-streamer",
    // The `version` property can optionally specify a version of the chart. If omitted, the latest will be used.
    // version: "VERSION_OF_THE_CHART",
    // The `values` property allows you to specify custom values for the chart.
    // These override the default values provided by the chart.
    values: {
        // Add your custom values for the Helm chart here.
        // For example:
        // image: {
        //   repository: "YOUR_IMAGE_REPOSITORY",
        //   tag: "YOUR_IMAGE_TAG",
        // },
    },
    // The `namespace` property specifies the Kubernetes namespace where the chart will be deployed.
    namespace: "default",
});

// Export the base URL of the service once the chart is deployed and the service is up.
// This assumes that your `mjpg-streamer` Helm chart provides a Service resource with an endpoint.
export const baseUrl = mjpgStreamerChart.getResourceProperty("v1/Service", "mjpg-streamer-service", "status").apply(status => {
    // This will take the first available load balancer ingress' IP or hostname (if applicable).
    const ingress = status.loadBalancer?.ingress?.[0];
    if (ingress) {
        if (ingress.ip) return `http://${ingress.ip}`;
        if (ingress.hostname) return `http://${ingress.hostname}`;
    }
    // If the service is not exposed via a load balancer, you might want to handle it differently,
    // such as outputting a node port or using an ingress with your custom domain.
    // For this example, if no load balancer, we return a placeholder.
    return "Service not accessible through a load balancer";
});
```

This Pulumi program does the following:

- It imports the `@pulumi/kubernetes` library which contains the classes and functions needed to interact with Kubernetes resources.
- It creates a Helm chart resource for `mjpg-streamer` using the `Chart` class from the library, and specifies the chart's repository and name.
- It optionally specifies a detailed configuration for the chart through the `values` property where you can override default values set by the Helm chart.
- It specifies the namespace in which the chart should be deployed. Replace `"default"` with another namespace if needed.
- It exports the base URL of the service that will be created by the Helm chart, assuming the chart includes a Kubernetes Service resource for accessing `mjpg-streamer`. The code expects that a LoadBalancer type of service is used to expose `mjpg-streamer`.
- Please note that you might need to adapt the resource kinds and names based on the actual content of the mjpg-streamer Helm chart. The service name (`"mjpg-streamer-service"`) is used as a placeholder and should be replaced with the actual service name if it's different.

Please adjust the chart's `repo` and `values` to fit the specifics of the `mjpg-streamer` chart that you are deploying.

To run this Pulumi program:

1. Save the code to a file, e.g., `index.ts`.
2. Run `pulumi up` from the command line in the same directory as your `index.ts` file.

This will prompt Pulumi to perform an update, which will show you a preview of the actions it will take. After reviewing these actions, you can confirm and apply the changes to your cluster. The output will provide you with the base URL of the service if it is exposed via a load balancer.