{"product_id":"mini-homelab-server-16gb-ram-256gb-ssd-coreboot-uefi-home-assistant-ready-iot-esp32-linux-pc","title":"Mini Homelab Server | 16GB RAM | 256GB SSD | Coreboot UEFI | Home Assistant Ready | IoT \/ ESP32 \/ Linux PC","description":"\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"1h59cgq\" data-start=\"391\" data-end=\"412\"\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e📄 \u003cstrong data-start=\"397\" data-end=\"412\"\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"1qbuli0\" data-start=\"414\" data-end=\"470\"\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e🖥️ \u003cstrong data-start=\"422\" data-end=\"470\"\u003eForgeBox CN62 – Compact Homelab \/ IoT Server\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"472\" data-end=\"610\"\u003eThis is a fully rebuilt and upgraded \u003cstrong data-start=\"509\" data-end=\"532\"\u003eASUS Chromebox CN62\u003c\/strong\u003e, transformed into a powerful \u003cstrong data-start=\"562\" 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