Medusa

Installation

pip

1. Install pip for python2 (if you haven't already)

     curl -s https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py | python2 - --user
   

2. Add it to your PATH (if you haven't already)

     echo "PATH=\$HOME/.local/bin:\$PATH" >> ~/.bashrc && source ~/.bashrc
   

Medusa

1. Download Medusa.

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

2. Install python module dependencies

    pip install --user -U -r Medusa/requirements.txt
   

3. Start Medusa in daemon mode to create the initial configuration files.

    python ~/Medusa/start.py -d
   

4. Kill the Medusa process.

    pkill -f start.py
   

5. Edit the configuration file to set a port and download location. Port 43238 has been automatically generated for you, but you may use another 5 digit port between 10000 and 65535.

    nano ~/Medusa/config.ini
   

   Change the line that reads root_dirs = "" to root_dirs = "0|/home/user/files".
   Change the "web_port" option to 43238 or your chosen port. Set a username and password for the web interface by editing web_username = "user" and web_password = "your password here"

6. Change Your Bash Timezone. If you haven't set your Bash Timezone, your logs and television schedule will be incorrect.

7. Start Medusa

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

Automatically Restart

Below are steps to take to have your Medusa instance automatically restart if it crashes, or if the server is rebooted.

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

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

   #!/bin/bash
   if pgrep -fx "/usr/lib/python-exec/python2.7/python /home/user/Medusa/start.py -d --nolaunch" > /dev/null
   then
       echo "Medusa is running."
   else 
       echo "Medusa is not running, starting Medusa"
        python ~/Medusa/start.py -d --nolaunch
   fi
   exit
   

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

4. Make the script executable. chmod +x ~/medusa_restart.cron

5. Open your crontab. EDITOR=nano crontab -e

6. 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
   

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

Usage

• Open your browser and navigate to http://server.whatbox.ca:43238 to access the Medusa web interface.