Pymedusa by pymedusa
Automatic Video Library Manager for TV Shows. It watches for new episodes of your favorite shows, and when they are posted it does its magic.
About Pymedusa
From the project's README at github.com/pymedusa/Medusa. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
Automatic Video Library Manager for TV Shows. It watches for new episodes of your favorite shows, and when they are posted it does its magic. Exclusive features Supports TVDB, TVMaze and TMDB indexers Manual search episodes (you choose what to snatch based on all kind of info: provider, seeds, release group) Manual search for subtitles (useful when subtitle has low score because
Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 2.0k | github.com/pymedusa/Medusa |
| GitHub forks | 282 | github.com/pymedusa/Medusa |
| Docker Hub pulls | 7725k | hub.docker.com / pymedusa |
| PYPI downloads (last month) | 15k | medusa |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 10.2 years | since Feb 2016 |
| Last commit | 8 days ago | Apr 29, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 128 | last: 6 months ago |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hetzner | CAX11 | 2c · 4GB · 40GB | $4.13 USD | Deploy → |
| vultr | VC2 | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5 USD | Deploy → |
| linode | Nanode 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5.12 USD | Deploy → |
| digitalocean | Basic Regular 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $6 USD | Deploy → |
What people say on Hacker News
Ready to self-host Pymedusa?
Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.
Data last refreshed May 7, 2026.
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