#I want to connect a bluetooth speaker to HA.How is this possible?I am running HA on a linuxOracle VM

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vernal wren
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I am running it on my laptop so I have the blutehooth dongle integrated and I added a bluethooth integration to HA I checked multiple forums but I still cannot get it to work.

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I want to connect a bluetooth speaker to HA.How is this possible?I am running HA on a linuxOracle VM

pale condor
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For a simple setup, you can probably just use pipewire for bluetooth audio as a normal microphone & speaker. Just need a linux distro that ships pipewire and supports bluetooth audio really.

vernal wren
primal patio
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The Bluetooth dongle and integration just provide you with the framework - HA is not going to pair like a mobile phone would. You need an integration for whatever Bluetooth device you are going to control. I've never seen one for speakers, but that doesn't mean one doesn't exist. There's a list here: https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations

Home Assistant
Integrations

List of the built-in integrations of Home Assistant.

vernal wren
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so in that case what do I do

primal patio
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I think you're stuck. Most Bluetooth applications in HA are for presence detection or for getting data from particular sensors.

vernal wren
primal patio
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Bluetooth speaker, yes. There are more integrations for wi-fi speakers (I use Sonos). If you have Zigbee, there are sirens for alarms, doorbells and such.

pale condor
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Just connect the bluetooth speaker exactly per your distro's instructions for a bluetooth headset, and set it as default. Again, you probably need pipewire for this part. Then follow instructions for HA to output sound to a soundcard, as if the speakers are your soundcard. Assuming HA can do that part.

open nimbus