Deploy the cronjob-backup-cloudconsole helm chart on Kubernetes

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To deploy a Helm chart on Kubernetes using Pulumi, you can utilize the `Chart` resource within the `@pulumi/kubernetes` package. The purpose of the Helm chart in this case is to deploy a cronjob for backup purposes on your Kubernetes cluster, with the chart name `cronjob-backup-cloudconsole`.

The `Chart` resource allows us to specify the chart we want to deploy from a Helm repository, or from a local chart directory. Since we don't have a specific repository mentioned, I will assume that the chart is available in the stable repository or locally. You will have to replace `'REPO_URL'` with the actual repository URL or remove that part if your chart is local.

Additionally, you would need to have a Kubernetes cluster configured and the `kubeconfig` file present or appropriate context set for Pulumi to interact with your cluster. Please ensure that the Helm CLI is also installed, as Pulumi uses it to fetch charts from repositories.

Here's a TypeScript program that uses Pulumi to deploy the `cronjob-backup-cloudconsole` Helm chart on a Kubernetes cluster:

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

// Create a Helm chart resource named `cronjob-backup-cloudconsole`, 
// releasing the specified chart with the provided values (settings).
const cronJobBackupChart = new k8s.helm.v3.Chart('cronjob-backup-cloudconsole', {
    // If the chart is in a Helm repository, specify the repo option.
    // If it's a local chart, use the path option instead.
    // repo: 'REPO_URL', // Uncomment and set the Helm repository URL if needed
    chart: 'cronjob-backup-cloudconsole', // Replace with the name of your chart
    // If your chart needs custom configuration, you specify values in the `values` field.
    // For example, you would replace `{}` with your configuration like `{ key1: value1, key2: value2 }`
    values: {}, // Replace with actual values if needed
    // The namespace to deploy the chart into. If not specified, it will default to `default`.
    namespace: 'default', // Replace with the namespace you wish to deploy into
    // You can specify the chart version if needed.
    // version: '1.0.0', // Replace with the desired chart version
});

// Export any of the resources' properties that you might need to access.
// For example, the endpoint of the service or the name of the deployment.
// This is just an example, you have to customize the exported properties based on your resources within the chart.
export const cronJobName = cronJobBackupChart.getResourceProperty('v1/Service', 'my-service', 'metadata.name');
```

Here's what this program does:
- It imports the necessary Pulumi Kubernetes package to interact with Kubernetes clusters.
- Creates a Helm Chart resource that represents the `cronjob-backup-cloudconsole` Helm chart.
- Specifies the namespace where the Helm chart should be deployed.
- Optionally, allows you to specify values to customize the chart's behavior. These values will depend on the specifics of the Helm chart you are deploying.
- Optionally, export certain properties of the resources created by the Helm chart. This could be useful if you need to use these in other parts of your program or reference them outside of Pulumi.

Once you run this program with Pulumi, it will deploy the defined Helm chart on your Kubernetes cluster, and you can use the export at the end of the program to retrieve information about deployed resources.

To use this Pulumi code, make sure to have the following prerequisites set up:
1. Pulumi CLI installed and configured with the appropriate cloud provider.
2. Access to a Kubernetes cluster, correctly configured in your environment (through `~/.kube/config` or equivalent).
3. Node.js and npm installed to run the TypeScript program.
4. Helm CLI installed if your chart is located in a Helm repository.

To apply the Pulumi program, you would execute the following commands in your terminal, at the root of where this program is saved:

```shell
pulumi up
```

This command will preview and deploy the resources defined in your Pulumi program to your Kubernetes cluster. If you need to adjust configurations or set specific values for your Helm chart, modify the `values` object as necessary.