bluetooth documentation

doc/bluetooth.md

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+# Bluetooth
+
+Bluetooth will first need enabled on the host. 
+
+## Requirements
+
+- Bluetooth libraries
+- Bluetooth device paired to host
+- asound.conf mounted in /etc/asound.conf
+- system_bus_socket mounted
+
+### Bluetooth Libraries
+
+You will need to install the following dependencies: `bluetooth bluez-alsa-utils alsa-utils`, or the equivalent in your distro. 
+
+Example for debian:
+`apt -y update && apt -y install bluetooth bluez-alsa-utils alsa-utils`
+
+### Pairing device
+
+Make sure your device has pairing enabled, then use `bluetoothctl scan on` until you see its MAC. If you do not know its MAC, look for its name or a name that looks like a speaker, or like the manufacturer's name. Note this down.
+
+```
+bluetoothctl trust YOUR_MAC
+bluetoothctl pair YOUR_MAC
+bluetoothctl connect YOUR_MAC
+```
+Replace `YOUR_MAC` with the speaker's MAC.
+
+### Configuration file
+To easily test and to actually use your bluetooth speaker inside the container you will need to make an asound configuration file. Here's a handy template:
+```
+pcm.!default {
+    type plug
+    slave {
+        pcm {
+            type bluealsa
+            device YOUR_MAC
+            profile "a2dp"
+        }
+    }
+    hint {
+        show on
+        description "A_DESCRIPTION"
+    }
+ }
+```
+Replace `YOUR_MAC` and `A_DESCRIPTION` with the speaker's MAC and with any description you want, or remove the hint if you do not want a description.
+
+To quickly test if it works, start bluealsa with
+`bluealsa -p a2dp-source -p a2dp-sink --a2dp-volume &`
+Then you can move this file to `~/.asoundrc` and use aplay normally
+`aplay /path/to/your/file.wav`
+
+## Auto-starting bluealsa 
+
+Bluealsa needs to always run for this to work. The easiest way to assure this is to add the line to `/etc/rc.local` before `exit 0`. 
+
+Example rc.local
+```
+#!/bin/sh -e
+#
+# rc.local
+#
+# This script is executed at the end of each multiuser runlevel.
+# Make sure that the script will "exit 0" on success or any other
+# value on error.
+#
+# In order to enable or disable this script just change the execution
+# bits.
+#
+# By default this script does nothing.
+
+# Print the IP address
+_IP=$(hostname -I) || true
+if [ "$_IP" ]; then
+  printf "My IP address is %s\n" "$_IP"
+fi
+bluealsa -p a2dp-source -p a2dp-sink --a2dp-volume &
+exit 0
+```
+
+Then mount it inside your container, and use the special bluetooth image 
+```
+
+image: giof71/squeezelite:debian-alsa-bt-squeezelite-current
+volumes:
+      - /path/to/asound.conf:/etc/asound.conf:ro
+      - /run/dbus/system_bus_socket:/run/dbus/system_bus_socket  
+```
+## Bonus: Auto-connecting the speaker on startup
+Replace `YOUR_MAC_HERE` with the MAC of your bluetooth speakers. There's also commented out examples of how to add more speakers. On a Pi4B+ 3 speakers were successfully connected and playing different streams at once, though your mileage may vary.
+```bash
+#!/bin/bash
+## Usage: bash speaker.sh <speaker> <action>
+## Possible actions: connect, disconnect, remove  
+## e.g: bash speaker.sh default connect
+[[ -z $1 ]] && speaker=default || speaker=$1
+[[ -z $2 ]] && action=connect || action=$2
+
+case $speaker in
+  default)
+    MACs='YOUR_MAC_HERE' # 
+  ;;
+  ## Example to add another speaker 
+  #livingroom)
+  #  MACs='YOUR_MAC_HERE' # 
+  #;;
+  ## Example to add multiple speakers at once
+  #both)
+  #  MACs=('YOUR_MAC_HERE' 'YOUR_OTHER_MAC_HERE') # 
+  #;;
+esac
+
+# Check bluetooth power
+if ! bluetoothctl show | grep -q "Powered: yes"; then
+    bluetoothctl power on
+fi
+
+# Check agent 
+if ! bluetoothctl show | grep -q "Agent: on"; then
+    bluetoothctl agent on
+fi
+
+for MAC in ${MACs[@]}; do
+  case $action in
+    connect)
+      echo "Connecting to speaker $MAC!"
+      if bluetoothctl info "$MAC" | grep -q "Connected: yes"; then
+        echo "Speaker $speaker is already connected!"
+        continue
+      else
+        bluetoothctl trust "$MAC"
+        bluetoothctl pair "$MAC"
+        bluetoothctl connect "$MAC"
+      fi
+    ;;
+    disconnect)
+      bluetoothctl disconnect "$MAC"
+    ;;
+    remove)
+      bluetoothctl disconnect "$MAC"
+      bluetoothctl untrust "$MAC"
+      bluetoothctl remove "$MAC"
+    ;;
+  esac
+done
+
+```
+