Define the ports used by Monero mining pools

 # Define the ports used by Monero mining pools

$ports = @(4444, 443, 3333)

# Create the Outbound Firewall Rule

New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName "Allow XMRig Mining Outbound" `

    -Direction Outbound `

    -LocalPort Any `

    -Protocol TCP `

    -RemotePort $ports `

    -Action Allow `

    -Description "Allows Ubuntu VM to reach Monero mining pools"

# Create the Inbound Firewall Rule (Optional, but helps with peer discovery)

New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName "Allow XMRig Mining Inbound" `

    -Direction Inbound `

    -LocalPort $ports `

    -Protocol TCP `

    -Action Allow `

    -Description "Allows incoming traffic for Monero mining"