hybridgroup/go-haystack: Track personal Bluetooth devices via Apple’s “Find My” network using OpenHaystack and Macless-Haystack with tools written in Go/TinyGo.

Go Haystack lets you track personal Bluetooth devices via Apple’s massive “Find My” network.

It uses OpenHaystack together with Macless-Haystack to help you setup a custom FindMy network with tools written in Go/TinyGo.

This package provides firmware written using TinyGo and the TinyGo Bluetooth package.

As a result, any of the following hardware devices should work:

You can also run the beacon code on any Linux that has Bluetooth hardware, such as a Raspberry Pi or other embedded system.

The beacon code is located in the firmware directory.

Go Haystack also includes TinyScan, a hardware scanner for local devices.

The TinyScan code is located in the tinyscan directory.

You must have an Apple-ID with 2FA enabled. Only sms/text message as second factor is supported!

Start anisette-v3-server

docker network create mh-network
docker run -d --restart always --name anisette -p 6969:6969 --volume anisette-v3_data:/home/Alcoholic/.config/anisette-v3 --network mh-network dadoum/anisette-v3-server

1. Start and set up your Macless Haystack endpoint in interactive mode:

docker run -it --restart unless-stopped --name macless-haystack -p 6176:6176 --volume mh_data:/app/endpoint/data --network mh-network christld/macless-haystack

Hit ctrl-C to exit the process once it has been configured.

2. Restart the macless-haystack server

docker restart macless-haystack

See https://github.com/dchristl/macless-haystack/blob/main/README.md#server-setup for the original instructions.

Install the go-haystack command line tool

go install github.com/hybridgroup/go-haystack/cmd/haystack

Should return any local devices within range:

$ haystack scan                                                                                                             
FE:B0:67:9B:9A:5C -67 10 feb0679b9a5c55b1141c5cc6c8f65224ae9bc6bc2d998ccf5c56a02d
CE:8B:AD:5F:8A:02 -85 10 ce8bad5f8a0271538ff5afda87498cb067e9a020d6e4167801d55d83
F6:32:5F:52:00:75 -49 10 f6325f520075e27edc03c925823a10222ec68cb7752554056b1072f7
FE:B0:67:9B:9A:5C -66 10 feb0679b9a5c55b1141c5cc6c8f65224ae9bc6bc2d998ccf5c56a02d
CE:8B:AD:5F:8A:02 -81 10 ce8bad5f8a0271538ff5afda87498cb067e9a020d6e4167801d55d83
F6:32:5F:52:00:75 -55 10 f6325f520075e27edc03c925823a10222ec68cb7752554056b1072f7
FE:B0:67:9B:9A:5C -63 10 feb0679b9a5c55b1141c5cc6c8f65224ae9bc6bc2d998ccf5c56a02d
CE:8B:AD:5F:8A:02 -90 10 ce8bad5f8a0271538ff5afda87498cb067e9a020d6e4167801d55d83
F6:32:5F:52:00:75 -50 10 f6325f520075e27edc03c925823a10222ec68cb7752554056b1072f7
FE:B0:67:9B:9A:5C -66 10 feb0679b9a5c55b1141c5cc6c8f65224ae9bc6bc2d998ccf5c56a02d
CE:8B:AD:5F:8A:02 -80 10 ce8bad5f8a0271538ff5afda87498cb067e9a020d6e4167801d55d83
F6:32:5F:52:00:75 -54 10 f6325f520075e27edc03c925823a10222ec68cb7752554056b1072f7

1. Generate keys for a device

The keys will be saved in a file named DEVICENAME.keys and the configuration file for Haystack will be saved in DEVICENAME.json. Replace “DEVICENAME” with whatever you want to name the actual device.

2. Flash the hardware with the TinyGo target and the name of your device.

For example:

haystack flash DEVICENAME nano-rp2040

This will use TinyGo to compile the firmware using your keys, and then flash it to the device. See https://tinygo.org/getting-started/overview/ for more information about TinyGo.

3. Upload the JSON file for that device to your running instance of macless-haystack using the web UI.

Point your web browser to https://dchristl.github.io/macless-haystack/ which is a single-page web application that only reads/writes local data. Click on the link for “Accessories”, then on the “+” button. Choose the DEVICENAME.json file for your device.

That’s it, your device is now setup.

Eventually, if your device is in range of any iPhone, they will appear in your Macless-Haystack data in the web UI.

Note that it might take a while for the first data to show up.

Have fun, be good!

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