talking-plant

Make a copy of settings.template.py, modify accordingly and rename as settings.py.

connecting a bluetooth speaker to your pi:

https://www.okdo.com/project/set-up-a-bluetooth-speaker-with-a-raspberry-pi/ To get the MAC address of your speaker, you can use your computer (Mac in my case) to scan the BT list with this command: system_profiler SPBluetoothDataType

1. Enable Bluetooth: Make sure the Bluetooth service is enabled on your Raspberry Pi. You can do this by running sudo systemctl enable bluetooth and sudo systemctl start bluetooth in the terminal.
2. Install Bluetooth Tools: If not already installed, you may need to install some tools to help manage Bluetooth devices. You can do this by running sudo apt-get install bluez pulseaudio-module-bluetooth in the terminal.
3. Pair the Speaker: Use the command bluetoothctl to enter the Bluetooth control interface. Then use the following commands to pair and connect your speaker:
   • power on: Turns on the Bluetooth controller.
   • agent on: Enables the Bluetooth agent that will handle authentication.
   • default-agent: Sets the current agent as the default one.
   • scan on: Starts scanning for nearby Bluetooth devices.
   • pair <MAC_ADDRESS>: Replace <MAC_ADDRESS> with the MAC address of your Bluetooth speaker. This will pair your Raspberry Pi with the speaker.
     • headset (epos 300): 00:16:94:5C:05:E8
   • trust <MAC_ADDRESS>: This marks the speaker as trusted.
   • connect <MAC_ADDRESS>: Connects to the speaker.

If encountering issues with the connection step, make sure you have trusted the device. If it is still not working, try restarting the pulseaudio-module-bluetooth step: pulseaudio -k pulseaudio --start source: https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/258074/error-when-trying-to-connect-to-bluetooth-speaker-org-bluez-error-failed