# Keep host audio devices **URL:** \ **Category:** Community Support\ **Tags:** tlserver\ **Created:** [20 December 2023 08:57 UTC](https://community.thinlinc.com/t/keep-host-audio-devices/809 "2023-12-20T08:57:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Kapsonfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c4cdca/32.png) [@Kapsonfire](https://community.thinlinc.com/u/Kapsonfire)\ **Post date:** [20 December 2023 08:57 UTC](https://community.thinlinc.com/t/keep-host-audio-devices/809/1 "2023-12-20T08:57:36Z")
I try to keep my audio devices when I connect via thinlinc. I’ve tried disabling AUDIO in the client connection settings and to stop pulseaudio startup. Neither works - stopping pulseaudio startup ends up with no audio devices on my freshly installed debian 12 bookworm. But what works is, connecting and killing the pulseaudio devices in an specific order ---
**Author:** ![martin](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/community.thinlinc.com/martin/32/41_2.png) [@martin](https://community.thinlinc.com/u/martin)\ **Post date:** [20 December 2023 12:11 UTC](https://community.thinlinc.com/t/keep-host-audio-devices/809/2 "2023-12-20T12:11:55Z")
Heya @Kapsonfire, I’m not really sure what you are trying to achieve. Could you elaborate a bit more, please? Regards, Martin ---
**Author:** ![Kapsonfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c4cdca/32.png) [@Kapsonfire](https://community.thinlinc.com/u/Kapsonfire)\ **Post date:** [20 December 2023 12:28 UTC](https://community.thinlinc.com/t/keep-host-audio-devices/809/3 "2023-12-20T12:28:52Z")
I still want to be able to use my Bluetooth Headset (usb dongled) which is plugged in on the host system. But this doesnt work, because when I connect via thinlinc to it, it will remove all local audio devices from the host system until I kill the audio pulses processes. ---
**Author:** ![martin](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/community.thinlinc.com/martin/32/41_2.png) [@martin](https://community.thinlinc.com/u/martin)\ **Post date:** [20 December 2023 15:15 UTC](https://community.thinlinc.com/t/keep-host-audio-devices/809/4 "2023-12-20T15:15:09Z")
Aside from disabling the audio in the client and removing the pulseaudio upstart by removing the symlink `/opt/thinlinc/etc/xstartup.d/43-tl-pulseaudio-launch.sh`, you also need to unset the PULSE\_COOKIE and PULSE\_SERVER env variables: ```auto $ unset PULSE_COOKIE $ unset PULSE_SERVER ``` By doing this, I’m able to get some working out of my server’s soundbar: ```auto maros@ubuntu-client:~$ mpg123 file_example_MP3_700KB.mp3 Playing MPEG stream 1 of 1: file_example_MP3_700KB.mp3 ... ``` I’m not sure about the bluetooth stuff yet… Regards, Martin ---
**Author:** ![Kapsonfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c4cdca/32.png) [@Kapsonfire](https://community.thinlinc.com/u/Kapsonfire)\ **Post date:** [20 December 2023 15:27 UTC](https://community.thinlinc.com/t/keep-host-audio-devices/809/5 "2023-12-20T15:27:50Z")
Thank you very much - its working. I’ve created a 00-disable-pulse.sh in the startup dir unsetting both envs and i’ve got my devices working. ---
**Author:** ![martin](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/community.thinlinc.com/martin/32/41_2.png) [@martin](https://community.thinlinc.com/u/martin)\ **Post date:** [20 December 2023 15:58 UTC](https://community.thinlinc.com/t/keep-host-audio-devices/809/6 "2023-12-20T15:58:30Z")
Great. How about your bluetooth though ? ---
**Author:** ![Kapsonfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c4cdca/32.png) [@Kapsonfire](https://community.thinlinc.com/u/Kapsonfire)\ **Post date:** [20 December 2023 16:39 UTC](https://community.thinlinc.com/t/keep-host-audio-devices/809/7 "2023-12-20T16:39:44Z")
Just works. other bluetooth devices still work - headset is working now since it was just registered as audio device