Deploy the activemq-artemis helm chart on Rancher

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To deploy the ActiveMQ Artemis Helm chart on Rancher using Pulumi, you will need to do the following steps:

1. Set up a Rancher cluster where you want to deploy the ActiveMQ Artemis Helm chart.
2. Install the Helm chart by creating a `CatalogV2` resource and a `ConfigMapV2` to manage the chart and its configuration.

Assuming that you already have a Rancher cluster set up and `kubectl` configured to communicate with it, here is how you can deploy the ActiveMQ Artemis Helm chart using Pulumi with TypeScript.

First, ensure you have Pulumi installed and set up. For more information on getting started with Pulumi and Rancher, you can check the documentation [here](https://www.pulumi.com/docs/intro/cloud-providers/kubernetes/setup/).

In the following program, we'll define the resources needed to deploy the ActiveMQ Artemis Helm chart:

```typescript
import * as pulumi from '@pulumi/pulumi';
import * as rancher2 from '@pulumi/rancher2';
import * as k8s from '@pulumi/kubernetes';

// Ensure that the Rancher provider and the Kubernetes provider are configured.
// This typically involves creating the respective provider objects with the needed
// configuration parameters like endpoint, access token for Rancher, and kubeconfig for k8s.

// Create a Rancher v2 Catalog resource that points to the Helm repository containing ActiveMQ Artemis
const activeMQCatalog = new rancher2.CatalogV2("activeMQCatalog", {
    // Provide the URL for the Helm chart repository here.
    // Make sure it is the full URL path where the chart can be found.
    // For example: 'https://repository-url/charts'
    url: "https://activemq-helm-repo-url",
    
    clusters: [{
        name: "local" // This should be the name of your Rancher cluster.
    }],
    
    // Specify which branch to use if it's a git-based Helm repository.
    gitBranch: "main",
    
    // If you have the chart in a private repository, you might need to provide secretName
    // that references to a Secret in the `cattle-global-data` namespace containing credentials.
});

// Configuring the actual deployment of ActiveMQ Artemis using the Helm chart
const activeMQRelease = new k8s.helm.v3.Release("activeMQRelease", {
    // The name of the release
    name: "activemq-artemis",
    
    // The chart you're using from the Catalog you configured.
    chart: "activemq-artemis",
    
    // Specify the namespace where ActiveMQ Artemis will be installed.
    namespace: "activemq",
    
    // You can add the necessary values for the Helm chart into this configuration.
    // This might include things like persistent volume configuration, node selectors,
    // resource requests and limits, etc., depending on the chart's values.yaml file.
    values: {
        /* Your ActiveMQ Artemis specific configuration here */
    },
    
    // Reference the catalog source for the Helm chart.
    repositoryOpts: {
        repo: activeMQCatalog.status.url,
    },
    
    // Make sure this release object gets created only after your catalog is available.
    // This ensures that Pulumi respects the order of resource creation.
    opts: { dependsOn: [activeMQCatalog] }
});

// In case you need to expose an external URL for ActiveMQ Artemis, you might want to export it.
export const activemqUrl = activeMQRelease.status;

```

This Pulumi program will create the CatalogV2 resource to point to your Helm chart's repository and then deploy the Helm chart using the Release resource within a specific namespace in your Kubernetes cluster. You need to replace placeholders with actual values that match your requirements and environment configuration.

Please ensure that you provide the correct catalog URL, branch and, if necessary, private credentials. Similarly, provide appropriate configuration parameters under `values` based on the ActiveMQ Artemis Helm chart's `values.yaml` you are using.

Note that due to variations in Helm charts, additional configuration might be necessary. It's advisable to review the chart's documentation for required settings.