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Medusa

Medusa

Website: pymedusa.com

Description

Medusa is an automatic TV show download manager. It monitors RSS feeds and torrent trackers for new episodes of your favorite TV shows and automatically downloads them. It is a Python-based alternative to Sonarr.

Installation

Medusa is available as a one-click install from your Bytesized dashboard.

Getting Started

After installation, access Medusa through the link on your dashboard:

  1. Add your TV shows by searching under Add Shows
  2. Configure your preferred torrent trackers under Search Providers
  3. Set your download client under Search Settings

Default Paths

Setting Path
Downloads ~/torrents/data/
Watch Folder ~/torrents/watch/

Tips and Tricks

Post-Processing

Configure post-processing to automatically move and rename downloaded episodes to your media folder. Go to Settings > Post Processing and set the TV download directory.

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Last Update
Tue, 14 Apr 2026 19:25:37 +0200