Do also refer to https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/bluetooth/

Update 13-06-2023 - Lately I had problems in NodeRED, where the browser hung when I should edit "State" nodes; the Root cause of this was all the Bluetooth devices found (my BT reaches out on the street in front of out house) and stored in the known_devices.yaml file - aprox. 13236 BLE devices (a problably more)... Deleting the file, and NodeRED was responsive again. So I have to look into that, see "track_new_devices: true" below

First, we need to add

-v /run/dbus:/run/dbus:ro

To the Docker parameters (also updated in Home Assistant on Docker)


After that, I installed the "Bluetooth" Integrations, but it insisted that AppAmours was blocking and, and "stop" and "disable" of AppAmours was not sufficient. So I removed it completely.

Now, the configure button on the Bluetooth Integration gives me:

And on the underlying Ubuntu OS:

➜  ~ bluetoothctl                                               
[NEW] Controller 74:C6:3B:7C:1E:40 sparrow.mos-eisley.dk [default]
Agent registered
[bluetooth]# 

So that should be sufficient !


After that, adding to Device Tracking:

  - platform: bluetooth_le_tracker
    track_new_devices: true

Restart Home Assistant.

And BT discovery starts showing up in the known_devices file:

hue_aurelle_panel:
  name: Hue Aurelle Panel
  mac: BLE_DD:3A:AC:D6:6B:30
  icon:
  picture:
  track: true

65_31_d3_d3_4d_79:
  name: 65-31-D3-D3-4D-79
  mac: BLE_65:31:D3:D3:4D:79
  icon:
  picture:
  track: true

4c_c6_5a_9e_8a_30:
  name: 4C-C6-5A-9E-8A-30
  mac: BLE_4C:C6:5A:9E:8A:30
  icon:
  picture:
  track: true


These will show up i Home Assistant:


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