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Proxmox -> Share your host's Bluetooth with a VM over the network

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HN · launched Jul 25, 2026 · 27 upvotes (top 23%) · 0 views

Niche: os virtualization and vm management software · 61 launches, 1 in the last 7 days ▼ -88% · Explore this niche →

Category and tags
  • Horizontal
  • Dev tools
  • Prosumer
  • Not AI
  • Hobby / open-source project

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More like this: all 61 launches in os virtualization and vm management software →

Could you build this?

No Network-sharing host Bluetooth controllers to KVM/QEMU virtual machines requires deep Linux kernel, USB/IP, and BlueZ HCI subsystem knowledge.

What it would actually take: Requires specialized Linux kernel and virtualization systems expertise. The architecture involves encapsulating Bluetooth HCI sockets or raw USB device packets over a custom network transport (e.g., via USB/IP or a custom BlueZ vhci daemon) and integrating with QEMU device emulation hooks on Proxmox.

Discussion

14 comments analyzed.

Competitors mentioned: USB passthrough with external Bluetooth dongle, BlueZ native installation on Debian/Ubuntu/Fedora

Concerns raised: curl | bash installer distributes opaque binaries that could be malware, License compliance issues (GPL-2.0, LGPL-2.1, BSD-2-Clause not properly disclosed), Binary is redistributed third-party software (BlueZ btproxy) with unclear provenance, First unauthenticated client request winning is a security concern, Low trust in new repository asking for root on hypervisor

Feature requests: Distribute as proper package formats (.deb, .rpm) instead of curl | bash, Get btproxy packaged in Debian, Ubuntu, and Fedora package managers, Provide manual installation instructions as primary method instead of automated script

Competitors

Other products that read as similar to this one : 389 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.

Attention rank: #102 of 390 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).

Launched 263 days after the earliest competitor.

  • vmxodus · github · 2026-09-29 · 12 upvotes · similarity 0.55
  • gnet-cli · github · 2026-10-11 · 36 upvotes · similarity 0.51
  • cablebag · github · 2026-10-22 · 58 upvotes · similarity 0.51
  • bsworld · github · 2026-10-12 · 9 upvotes · similarity 0.50
  • coax · github · 2026-10-13 · 9 upvotes · similarity 0.47
  • kaller · github · 2026-10-06 · 37 upvotes · similarity 0.46
  • bluetooth-sender · github · 2026-11-10 · 102 upvotes · similarity 0.45
  • Proxee · hn · 2026-06-08 · 5 upvotes · similarity 0.45

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