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Before this tracker allows the detection of devices which are able to send MQTT messages.

# Example configuration.yaml entry
device_tracker:
  platform: mqtt
  qos: 1
  devices:
    paulus_oneplus: /location/paulus
    annetherese_n4: /location/annetherese

Configuration variables:

• qos (Required): Quality of service, default to 0.
• devices (Required): Array of devices to track.
  • 'device_name' (Required): Name to use followed by the topic.

See the device tracker component page for instructions how to configure the people to be tracked.