i know this sounds weird but,

just to know,

under a unRAID BAsic License,

which works up to 3 drives,

could i start with even just 1 drive?

 

even tho i wont get parity for now?

 

or i have no choice to start with at least 2 drives or unRAID wont worK?

 

thanks!!

Yes you may start with only 1 drive

 

Yes you may start with only 1 drive

 

 

ahhhh! thanks

 

then, after that,

when adding a second drive,

can i decide if i want it to act as PArity or Storage?

 

or i dont have a choice to use it as parity?

 

thanks

You have a choice. If you value the data you'll install parity ASAP.

You have a choice. If you value the data you'll install parity ASAP.

 

oh yeah definitely!

 

thanks

The basic version is limited to 2data and 1parity drive.

 

You can run it with just 1 or 2 unprotected drives. The 3rd drive then must be parity.

Of course your second drive can also be parity.

 

The basic version dose not allow user shares or cache drives.

 

So yes, you can run it as a 1 drive (unprotected) nas.