[Home](./index.md) > [bitburner](./bitburner.md) > [Cloud](./bitburner.cloud.md) > [getServerCost](./bitburner.cloud.getservercost.md) ## Cloud.getServerCost() method Get cost of purchasing a cloud server. **Signature:** ```typescript getServerCost(ram: number): number; ``` ## Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
ram	number	Amount of RAM of a potential cloud server, in GB. Must be a power of 2 (2, 4, 8, 16, etc.). Maximum value of 1048576 (2^20).

**Returns:** number The cost to purchase a cloud server with the specified amount of ram, or returns Infinity if ram is not a valid amount. ## Remarks RAM cost: 0.25 GB Returns the cost to purchase a cloud server with the specified amount of ram. ## Example ```js const ram = 2 ** 20; const cost = ns.cloud.getServerCost(ram); ns.tprint(`A cloud server with ${ns.format.ram(ram)} costs $${ns.format.number(cost)}`); ```