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HomeMedusa tutorial

Medusa tutorial

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This is a Medusa tutorial overview. Medusa makes it possible to automatically download TV series from the newsgroups and via torrent files.

Medusa tutorials

  • Benefits Medusa
  • Disadvantages Medusa
  • Medusa General Tutorials
  • Medusa Windows overzicht
    • Installing and configuring Medusa
  • tutorial Medusa Ubuntu overview
    • Installing and configuring Medusa
  • Medusa tutorial Synology overview
    • Installing and configuring Medusa with NZBGet
    • Medusa Install with Docker
  • Medusa Debian tutorial
    • Installing and configuring Medusa with NZBGet
  • Tutorial Qnap overview
    • Set up and configure Medusa
  • MacOS Overview Guide
    • Installing and configuring Medusa MacOS
  • Alternative Medusa

Benefits Medusa

  1. No more manual downloading TV series.
  2. Failed download option is present.
  3. It is possible to manually search for subtitles.
  4. Subtitles can be downloaded automatically from well-known subtitle sites such as Podnapisi, Addic7ed, OpenSubtitles, and TVSubtitles.
  5. Better support for Anime TV series.
  6. it is possible to automatically clean up Kodi’s Libary.
  7. There is support for TVMaze and TMDB indexers.
  8. Better Bittorrent support than the SickBeard program.
  9. Medusa is opensource en is gratis te gebruiken.
  10. Updates are released regularly.

Disadvantages Medusa

  1. If you use Bittorrent, it is advisable. To use a VPN. So you remain anonymous. If you download via Usenet (newsgroups) This is not necessary. But you should use SSL.
  2. Filters are a little more limited than the Sonarr program.


Medusa General Tutorials

This is an overview of general Medusa tutorials. These tutorials, you can apply to any operating system.

  • Medusa FAQ solving frequently asked questions.


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Medusa Windows overview

This is an overview of Windows tutorials for the Medusa program

Installing and configuring Medusa

In this tutorial we will install and configure Medusa to download TV series from the newsgroups.

What is covered in this Windows manual?

  1. Install Medusa Windows.
  2. Configure Medusa Windows.


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tutorial Medusa Ubuntu overview

This is an overview of tutorials for the program Medusa. These are only targeting the Ubuntu operating system. Ubuntu is not for beginners. Ubuntu is definitely recommended. For example, if you want to create an HTPC. You don’t have to pay a license fee. And you don’t need a heavy user interface either.

Installing and configuring Medusa

In this Ubuntu tutorial we are going to configure Medusa for the newsgroups. We link Medusa to the NZBGet program. This program should already be installed, and you should be able to download with it, from the newsgroups. What is covered in this Ubuntu Medusa tutorial?

  1. Install Medusa Ubuntu via the command line.
  2. Configure Medusa Ubuntu.


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Medusa tutorial Synology overview

This is an overview of Synology tutorials for the Medusa program.

Installing and configuring Medusa with NZBGet

NZBGet should already be set up. Otherwise, you need to follow this Synology NZBGet install tutorial first.

What is covered in this Synology Medusa tutorial?

  1. Install Medusa Synology.
  2. Configure Medusa Synology.

Medusa Install with Docker

If you install via Docker, you are less dependent on the Synology community. Because no separate package needs to be created by the Synology community.

  1. Install Medusa Docker.


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Medusa Debian tutorial

This is an overview of Debian Medusa tutorials. These tutorials are for the more experienced computer users.

Installing and configuring Medusa with NZBGet

  1. Install Medusa Debian.
  2. Configure Medusa Debian.


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Tutorial Qnap overview

This is an overview of Medusa Qnap tutorials. Qnap is a well-known brand for storage devices.

Set up and configure Medusa

  1. Qnap install Medusa .
  2. Qnap Configure Medusa with NZBGet.


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MacOS Overview Guide

This is an overview of MacOS Medusa tutorials.

Installing and configuring Medusa MacOS

In this tutorial, we are going to install Medusa on a MacOS device. So that your TV series are automatically downloaded from the newsgroups.

  1. MacOS install Medusa .
  2. Configure Medusa MacOS .


Alternative Medusa

If you are looking for a Medusa alternative. Then you can consider the following programs. With the programs below you can automatically download TV series from the newsgroups and via Bitorrent files. Each program is available through a Web interface. And you can install them all on many types of operating systems.

  • Sonarr tutorial. (tip)
  • SickRage tutorial.
  • SickChill tutorials.
  • SickBeard tutorial. (not recommended)

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