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Installation

virtualenv

Follow the instructions in the virtualenv article to install and activate a Python 3 virtual environment. If you have previously set up a virtualenv, you may reuse it or create a new one with a different name.

Download Medusa.

 git clone https://github.com/pymedusa/Medusa.git

Activate virtualenv (if not activated)
```
 source ~/virtualenv/bin/activate
```

Install python module dependencies

 pip install -r Medusa/requirements.txt

Start Medusa in the foreground to create the initial configuration files.
```
 python3 ~/Medusa/start.py
```

Press Ctrl+C once the text browser appears.

Edit the configuration file to set a port and download location. Port 28381 has been automatically generated for you, but you may use another 5 digit port between 10000 and 32767.
```
 nano ~/Medusa/config.ini
```
Change the line that reads root_dirs = , to root_dirs = "0|/home/user/files".
Change the "web_port" option to 28381 or your chosen port. Set a username and password for the web interface by editing web_username = "user" and web_password = "your password here"
Change Your Bash Timezone. If you haven't set your Bash Timezone, your logs and television schedule will be incorrect.

Start Medusa

 python3 ~/Medusa/start.py -d --nolaunch

Usage

Open your browser and navigate to http://server.whatbox.ca:28381 to access the Medusa web interface. If you selected a different port, use that instead.

Connecting to BitTorrent clients

Connecting to rTorrent

Under Settings > Search Settings > Torrent Search, select rTorrent and use the following information:

    rTorrent host:port: scgi:///home/user/.config/rtorrent/socket

Connecting to Transmission

You will need the Transmission daemon port from your Slot Info page.

Under Settings > Search Settings > Torrent Search, select Transmission and use the following information:

    Transmission host:port: http://localhost:port where port is the Daemon port for Transmission listed on your Slot Info page
    Username: user
    Password: Your server password

Connection to Deluge

You will need the Deluge daemon port from your Slot Info page.

Under Settings > Search Settings > Torrent Search, select Deluge (daemon) and use the following information:

    Deluge: scgi://localhost:port where port is the Daemon port for Deluge listed on your Slot Info page.
    Deluge username: user
    Deluge password: Your server password

Automatically Restart (optional)

Make a file to be used for the script. touch ~/medusa_restart.cron

Edit the file and enter the text below. nano -w ~/medusa_restart.cron

 #!/bin/bash
 if pgrep -f "Medusa/start.py -d --nolaunch" > /dev/null
 then
     echo "Medusa is running."
 else 
     echo "Medusa is not running, starting Medusa"
     ~/virtualenv/bin/python3 ~/Medusa/start.py -d --nolaunch
 fi
 exit

Save the file with Ctrl+x, y and Enter to accept overwriting.
Make the script executable. chmod +x ~/medusa_restart.cron
Open your crontab. EDITOR=nano crontab -e

Enter the following text at the end of the file.

@reboot /home/user/medusa_restart.cron >/dev/null 2>&1
*/5 * * * * /home/user/medusa_restart.cron >/dev/null 2>&1

Save the crontab with Ctrl+x, y and Enter to accept overwriting.