[Home](./index.md) > [bitburner](./bitburner.md) > [NS](./bitburner.ns.md) > [getServerNumPortsRequired](./bitburner.ns.getservernumportsrequired.md) ## NS.getServerNumPortsRequired() method Returns the number of open ports required to successfully run NUKE.exe on the specified server. Signature: ```typescript getServerNumPortsRequired(host: string): number; ``` ## Parameters | Parameter | Type | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | host | string | Host or IP of target server. | Returns: number The number of open ports required to successfully run NUKE.exe on the specified server. ## Remarks RAM cost: 0.1 GB