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How to build an ESP32 Bluetooth proxy for Home Assistant with ESPHome

Bluetooth Low Energy has a short range, and the server running Home Assistant often sits in a cupboard next to the router, far from the thermometers and plant sensors it is supposed to hear. The fix that the Home Assistant documentation itself recommends is not a better USB dongle. It is a cheap ESP32 running ESPHome, placed in the room where your
Oct 13, 2026
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