diff --git a/check_if_port_is_up/script_to_check_if_port_is_up_v1.sh b/check_if_port_is_up/script_to_check_if_port_is_up_v1.sh
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index 0000000..b67ca78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/check_if_port_is_up/script_to_check_if_port_is_up_v1.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+function check_port {
+    # Check if the port number was provided
+    if [ -z "$1" ]; then
+        echo "Please provide the port number."
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    # Check if port is up or not
+    if ! ss -nptl | grep $1 > /dev/null;  then
+        echo "Port '$1' is not up."
+    else
+        echo "Port '$1' is up."
+    fi
+}
+
+check_port "$1"