[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	_(Optional)_ Hostname/IP of the target server. Optional. Defaults to current server if not provided.

**Returns:** number The number of open ports required to successfully run NUKE.exe on the specified server. ## Remarks RAM cost: 0.1 GB