Deploy the teleport-operator helm chart on Opensshift

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To deploy the `teleport-operator` Helm chart on an OpenShift cluster using Pulumi, we'll use the `kubernetes.helm.v3.Chart` resource provided by the Pulumi Kubernetes provider. This resource lets you deploy Helm charts to a Kubernetes cluster.

Here's a step-by-step explanation of the process we will follow in the TypeScript program:

1. **Import necessary packages**: We'll start by importing the Pulumi Kubernetes package.
2. **Configure OpenShift credentials**: Make sure your OpenShift credentials (`kubeconfig`) are set up correctly and accessible by Pulumi.
3. **Instantiate the Chart**: Use the `Chart` resource to deploy the `teleport-operator` Helm chart to your OpenShift cluster.

Below is a detailed Pulumi program in TypeScript to deploy the `teleport-operator` Helm chart:

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

// Create a provider resource to specify the OpenShift cluster's kubeconfig.
// Ensure that your kubeconfig is correctly configured to point to your OpenShift cluster.
const openshiftProvider = new k8s.Provider('openshift-k8s', {
  kubeconfig: process.env.KUBECONFIG, // Replace with the appropriate environment variable or kubeconfig file content
});

// Deploy the teleport-operator Helm chart using the Kubernetes provider for OpenShift.
const teleportOperatorChart = new k8s.helm.v3.Chart('teleport-operator', {
  // Assuming the chart is available in a known Helm repo, specify the chart name and repository URL.
  // If the chart is located in a private repo or requires specific access, ensure you have set up access appropriately.
  chart: 'teleport-operator',
  version: '1.0.0', // Replace with the chart version you want to deploy
  fetchOpts: {
    repo: 'https://charts.releases.teleport.dev', // Replace with the chart repository URL
  },
  // Specify the namespace where the chart will be deployed.
  // If the namespace does not exist, it will be created as part of the deployment.
  namespace: 'teleport-operator-ns',
}, { provider: openshiftProvider });

// Export the chart's name and namespace
export const chartName = teleportOperatorChart.metadata.name;
export const namespace = teleportOperatorChart.metadata.namespace;
```

In the above code:

- We import the Pulumi Kubernetes SDK, which is our main dependency for interacting with Kubernetes clusters.
- We create a Kubernetes provider for Pulumi to interact with our OpenShift cluster. The provider requires a `kubeconfig` file that contains the necessary credentials to access the cluster.
- We deploy the `teleport-operator` Helm chart using the `Chart` resource. You must specify the chart name, version, and repository. If you have the chart in a local directory or have other fetching requirements, additional configuration could be necessary.
- Finally, we export some of the metadata of the deployed chart, like its name and namespace, which could be useful for querying or updating the deployment later on or accessing this information in other Pulumi stacks.

Before running this program, make sure your Pulumi CLI is set up and you have the necessary permissions on your OpenShift cluster to deploy Helm charts. Then, execute the Pulumi CLI commands to create a new stack and deploy your resources:

```bash
pulumi stack init dev
pulumi up
```

Pulumi will print out the expected state changes and prompt for confirmation before applying the changes to your cluster. Once confirmed, Pulumi will deploy the Helm chart, and upon successful completion, you'll see the exported values on the console.