How can one proceed with deploying an Auth0 resource server in TypeScript

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To deploy an Auth0 Resource Server, you need to use Pulumi's Auth0 provider to define your resource server configuration. Below is a step-by-step explanation interwoven with a Pulumi program written in TypeScript.

### Step-by-step explanation:
1. **Set up Pulumi Auth0 Provider**: This is crucial for interacting with Auth0's API to create a Resource Server (also known as an API in Auth0). You'll need to authenticate with Auth0 to use the provider.
   
2. **Define the Resource Server**: You'll specify the properties of your Auth0 Resource Server such as its name, identifier, scopes, etc. The scopes define the permissions that are available to be included in access tokens.

3. **Deploy Your Stack**: Execute the Pulumi program to provision the resource server in your Auth0 tenancy.

### Requirements:
- Node.js installed on your machine.
- Pulumi CLI installed and configured with your Auth0 credentials.
- An Auth0 tenant to which you have administrative access.

Here is the Pulumi TypeScript program that accomplishes the deployment of an Auth0 Resource Server:

```typescript
import * as pulumi from "@pulumi/pulumi";
import * as auth0 from "@pulumi/auth0";

// Ensure you have your Auth0 configurations set up in your environment or Pulumi configuration.
// These can include your domain and client details to allow Pulumi to authenticate with Auth0.

// Declare a new Auth0 Resource Server (API).
const resourceServer = new auth0.ResourceServer("myResourceServer", {
    // This is the identifier clients will use to request access tokens for the server.
    identifier: "https://api.myapp.com/",
    name: "My API", // A friendly name for the resource server.
    // Define the scopes (permissions) that the resource server can include.
    scopes: [
        { value: "read:messages", description: "Read messages" },
        { value: "write:messages", description: "Write messages" },
        // Add more scopes as needed.
    ],
    // Algorithm for signing JWT tokens (can be RS256 or HS256).
    signingAlg: "RS256",    
    signingSecret: "YOUR_SIGNING_SECRET", // Required if signing algorithm is HS256.
    allowOfflineAccess: false, // Set to true if you want to allow refresh tokens.
    skipConsentForVerifiableFirstPartyClients: true, // Consent can be skipped for first-party clients.
    tokenLifetime: 3600, // Lifetime of the access tokens in seconds.
    tokenLifetimeForWeb: 7200, // Lifetime of web tokens in seconds.
    enforcePolicies: false, // Set to true to use Auth0 Authorization policies.
});

// Export the ID of the Resource Server.
export const resourceServerId = resourceServer.id;
```

Make sure you replace `"YOUR_SIGNING_SECRET"` with your actual secret if you're using HS256 as the signing algorithm.

When you're ready to deploy your Pulumi stack, run `pulumi up` via your command-line tool, which will provision the resource as defined above.

In the program, we're importing the necessary packages and creating a new Resource Server object with a unique name (`"myResourceServer"`). The properties of the Resource Server are set based on what Auth0 allows and what's required for your application's needs. After the deployment runs successfully, Pulumi will output the ID of the Resource Server, which you can use in your client applications to request access tokens.

Remember to always keep your secrets and credentials secure, and avoid hardcoding them into your Pulumi program. Use configuration secrets or environment variables where appropriate.