Medusa is a software application used to manage and automate downloading of TV shows, movies, and other media using various sources such as Usenet and BitTorrent. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Medusa on NetBSD from the official website https://pymedusa.com/.
Before proceeding with the installation, you need to have the following:
Follow the below steps to install Medusa on NetBSD:
Install required dependencies for Medusa:
sudo pkg_add python3 py37-cryptography py37-service_identity
Create a new directory for Medusa.
mkdir ~/medusa
cd ~/medusa
Download and extract Medusa.
wget https://github.com/pymedusa/Medusa/archive/refs/tags/v0.4.4.tar.gz
tar -xzvf v0.4.4.tar.gz
Install Medusa using pip.
cd Medusa-0.4.4
sudo pip install -r requirements.txt
sudo python setup.py install
Create a new configuration file for Medusa.
cd ~/medusa
cp Medusa-0.4.4/medusa/config.ini.sample medusa/config.ini
Open the configuration file using any text editor.
nano medusa/config.ini
Change the following values in the configuration file:
host = 0.0.0.0 (or change to your preferred IP address)
port = 8081 (or change to your preferred port number)
Save and close the configuration file.
Run Medusa using the following command.
python /usr/local/bin/medusa -c ~/medusa/medusa/config.ini -d
Open a web browser and navigate to the following URL.
http://<IP_ADDRESS>:8081
Replace
This tutorial provides a step-by-step guide on how to install Medusa on NetBSD. By following these instructions, you should now have a working installation of Medusa up and running on your NetBSD system.
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