Deploy the icinga2-master helm chart on Kubernetes

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To deploy the Icinga2 Master helm chart on Kubernetes using Pulumi, we'll follow these steps:

1. Set up a Kubernetes cluster where you want to deploy Icinga2.
2. Use Pulumi's Kubernetes provider to interact with your Kubernetes cluster.
3. Define a Helm Release using `kubernetes.helm.v3.Chart` to install the Icinga2 Master chart.

Assuming you have a Kubernetes cluster up and running and your `kubeconfig` file is properly configured to connect to your cluster, you can use the Pulumi Kubernetes provider to deploy Helm charts.

The `kubernetes.helm.v3.Chart` resource is extremely handy for deploying helm charts; it essentially wraps Helm's deployment logic in a Pulumi resource.

Below is a Pulumi program in TypeScript that demonstrates how to use this resource to deploy the Icinga2 Master helm chart. Be sure to replace `"my-namespace"` with the namespace in which you want to deploy the Icinga2 Master chart, and adjust any values in the `values` object to tailor the deployment to your needs.

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

const icinga2MasterChart = new k8s.helm.v3.Chart("icinga2-master", {
    chart: "icinga2-master",
    version: "YOUR_CHART_VERSION", // Specify the chart version you want to deploy
    namespace: "my-namespace",     // Replace with the namespace where you want to install Icinga2
    fetchOpts: {
        repo: "https://kubernetes-charts.icinga.com/", // The repository where the Icinga2 chart is located
    },
    // Define any value overrides here. The example below is just a sample. You'll need to configure these based
    // on the Icinga2 deployment requirements or your custom configuration needs.
    values: {
        master: {
            resources: {
                limits: {
                    cpu: "200m",
                    memory: "256Mi",
                },
                requests: {
                    cpu: "100m",
                    memory: "128Mi",
                },
            },
        },
    },
});

// Export the resources' names and other properties if needed.
export const icinga2MasterChartName = icinga2MasterChart.metadata.name;

```

This program creates a Helm release for the `icinga2-master` chart within the specified Kubernetes namespace.

A few key points to make about this program:

- The `version` field specifies the version of the Helm chart that you wish to deploy. It's a good practice to specify this so your deployments are repeatable.
- `fetchOpts.repo` specifies the Helm repository URL where the Icinga2 Master chart is hosted.
- The `values` field allows you to customize the Helm chart's parameters. In the example above, we set some hypothetical resource requests and limits. You should modify these values as needed for your deployment.

Once you have this program, use the Pulumi CLI to create a new stack and deploy your Icinga2 Master chart:

```sh
pulumi stack init icinga2-master-stack
pulumi up
```

This will prompt Pulumi to perform the deployment, showing you a preview of the resources that will be created. After confirming, Pulumi will proceed with the installation.