Medusa Seedbox — TV Automation, One Click

What Is a Medusa Seedbox?

Medusa is an automated TV show manager: tell it which series you follow and it finds new episodes, grabs them through your torrent client and organizes the files — all running quietly on your seedbox. It descends from the classic Sick Beard family, refined over years by fans of that workflow.

Why Run Medusa on a Seedbox?

  • Episodes land while you sleep: Medusa checks your indexers around the clock from the datacenter.
  • No home setup: nothing to keep running on your PC or NAS.
  • Straight into your library: finished episodes are renamed and filed where Plex or Jellyfin expects them.
  • Fast catch-ups: backfill a whole season at datacenter speed.

Medusa on EvoSeedbox: What You Get

  • One-click install from your dashboard — Medusa runs in its own isolated Docker container with automatic updates.
  • Self-healing: App Doctor monitors it and repairs common failures automatically.
  • 33 active installs on our fleet — a loyal following among long-time Sick Beard users.
  • Plays well with the rest: pair it with Jackett or Prowlarr for indexers and ruTorrent for downloads.

Medusa’s strength is per-show control: each series gets its own quality profile, preferred release groups, subtitle preferences and archive rules. Scene naming exceptions that trip up simpler tools are handled through its exception lists, and its scheduler backs off politely so your indexers never see hammering from your IP. Everything is visible in a calendar view showing exactly what airs when — and what Medusa plans to do about it.

Set Up in Three Steps

  1. Pick any plan — every EvoSeedbox plan supports Medusa, from $5/month.
  2. Click Install Medusa in your dashboard.
  3. Add your shows, connect your indexers and torrent client, and automation takes over.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Medusa or Sonarr?

Both automate TV. Sonarr is the more common pick today with a bigger ecosystem; Medusa keeps the classic Sick Beard workflow and its fans swear by it. Both are one-click installs here — try them side by side.

Where does Medusa find episodes?

Through the indexers you configure — easiest via Prowlarr or Jackett, which manage all your trackers in one place.

Can it upgrade quality automatically?

Yes — Medusa can replace a 720p episode when a 1080p release appears, according to the quality profile you set per show.

Does it work with Plex?

Yes. Medusa renames and sorts episodes into your library folder, and Plex picks them up on its next scan.

Never Miss an Episode Again

Medusa is the right pick for viewers who follow specific shows rather than grazing a whole catalogue — and for anyone who used Sick Beard or SickRage back in the day and wants that workflow, matured. On a seedbox it becomes genuinely zero-touch: episodes air, get grabbed, get renamed, and appear in Plex before you’ve heard anyone discussing them.

Every plan includes Medusa and 50+ one-click apps — from $5/month. See plans and pricing →

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