Medusa

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Comprehensive medusa commands and workflows for system administration across all platforms.

Basic Commands

Command	Description
medusa --version	Show medusa version
medusa --help	Display help information
medusa init	Initialize medusa in current directory
medusa status	Check current status
medusa list	List available options
medusa info	Display system information
medusa config	Show configuration settings
medusa update	Update to latest version
medusa start	Start medusa service
medusa stop	Stop medusa service
medusa restart	Restart medusa service
medusa reload	Reload configuration

Installation

Linux/Ubuntu

# Package manager installation
sudo apt update
sudo apt install medusa

# Alternative installation
wget https://github.com/example/medusa/releases/latest/download/medusa-linux
chmod +x medusa-linux
sudo mv medusa-linux /usr/local/bin/medusa

# Build from source
git clone https://github.com/example/medusa.git
cd medusa
make && sudo make install

macOS

# Homebrew installation
brew install medusa

# MacPorts installation
sudo port install medusa

# Manual installation
curl -L -o medusa https://github.com/example/medusa/releases/latest/download/medusa-macos
chmod +x medusa
sudo mv medusa /usr/local/bin/

Windows

# Chocolatey installation
choco install medusa

# Scoop installation
scoop install medusa

# Winget installation
winget install medusa

# Manual installation
# Download from https://github.com/example/medusa/releases
# Extract and add to PATH

Configuration

Command	Description
medusa config show	Display current configuration
medusa config list	List all configuration options
medusa config set <key> <value>	Set configuration value
medusa config get <key>	Get configuration value
medusa config unset <key>	Remove configuration value
medusa config reset	Reset to default configuration
medusa config validate	Validate configuration file
medusa config export	Export configuration to file

Advanced Operations

File Operations

# Create new file/resource
medusa create <name>

# Read file/resource
medusa read <name>

# Update existing file/resource
medusa update <name>

# Delete file/resource
medusa delete <name>

# Copy file/resource
medusa copy <source> <destination>

# Move file/resource
medusa move <source> <destination>

# List all files/resources
medusa list --all

# Search for files/resources
medusa search <pattern>

Network Operations

# Connect to remote host
medusa connect <host>:<port>

# Listen on specific port
medusa listen --port <port>

# Send data to target
medusa send --target <host> --data "<data>"

# Receive data from source
medusa receive --source <host>

# Test connectivity
medusa ping <host>

# Scan network range
medusa scan <network>

# Monitor network traffic
medusa monitor --interface <interface>

# Proxy connections
medusa proxy --listen <port> --target <host>:<port>

Process Management

# Start background process
medusa start --daemon

# Stop running process
medusa stop --force

# Restart with new configuration
medusa restart --config <file>

# Check process status
medusa status --verbose

# Monitor process performance
medusa monitor --metrics

# Kill all processes
medusa killall

# Show running processes
medusa ps

# Manage process priority
medusa priority --pid <pid> --level <level>

Security Features

Authentication

# Login with username/password
medusa login --user <username>

# Login with API key
medusa login --api-key <key>

# Login with certificate
medusa login --cert <cert_file>

# Logout current session
medusa logout

# Change password
medusa passwd

# Generate new API key
medusa generate-key --name <key_name>

# List active sessions
medusa sessions

# Revoke session
medusa revoke --session <session_id>

Encryption

# Encrypt file
medusa encrypt --input <file> --output <encrypted_file>

# Decrypt file
medusa decrypt --input <encrypted_file> --output <file>

# Generate encryption key
medusa keygen --type <type> --size <size>

# Sign file
medusa sign --input <file> --key <private_key>

# Verify signature
medusa verify --input <file> --signature <sig_file>

# Hash file
medusa hash --algorithm <algo> --input <file>

# Generate certificate
medusa cert generate --name <name> --days <days>

# Verify certificate
medusa cert verify --cert <cert_file>

Monitoring and Logging

System Monitoring

# Monitor system resources
medusa monitor --system

# Monitor specific process
medusa monitor --pid <pid>

# Monitor network activity
medusa monitor --network

# Monitor file changes
medusa monitor --files <directory>

# Real-time monitoring
medusa monitor --real-time --interval 1

# Generate monitoring report
medusa report --type monitoring --output <file>

# Set monitoring alerts
medusa alert --threshold <value> --action <action>

# View monitoring history
medusa history --type monitoring

Logging

# View logs
medusa logs

# View logs with filter
medusa logs --filter <pattern>

# Follow logs in real-time
medusa logs --follow

# Set log level
medusa logs --level <level>

# Rotate logs
medusa logs --rotate

# Export logs
medusa logs --export <file>

# Clear logs
medusa logs --clear

# Archive logs
medusa logs --archive <archive_file>

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Issue: Command not found

# Check if medusa is installed
which medusa
medusa --version

# Check PATH variable
echo $PATH

# Reinstall if necessary
sudo apt reinstall medusa
# or
brew reinstall medusa

Issue: Permission denied

# Run with elevated privileges
sudo medusa <command>

# Check file permissions
ls -la $(which medusa)

# Fix permissions
chmod +x /usr/local/bin/medusa

# Check ownership
sudo chown $USER:$USER /usr/local/bin/medusa

Issue: Configuration errors

# Validate configuration
medusa config validate

# Reset to default configuration
medusa config reset

# Check configuration file location
medusa config show --file

# Backup current configuration
medusa config export > backup.conf

# Restore from backup
medusa config import backup.conf

Issue: Service not starting

# Check service status
medusa status --detailed

# Check system logs
journalctl -u medusa

# Start in debug mode
medusa start --debug

# Check port availability
netstat -tulpn|grep <port>

# Kill conflicting processes
medusa killall --force

Debug Commands

Command	Description
medusa --debug	Enable debug output
medusa --verbose	Enable verbose logging
medusa --trace	Enable trace logging
medusa test	Run built-in tests
medusa doctor	Run system health check
medusa diagnose	Generate diagnostic report
medusa benchmark	Run performance benchmarks
medusa validate	Validate installation and configuration

Performance Optimization

Resource Management

# Set memory limit
medusa --max-memory 1G <command>

# Set CPU limit
medusa --max-cpu 2 <command>

# Enable caching
medusa --cache-enabled <command>

# Set cache size
medusa --cache-size 100M <command>

# Clear cache
medusa cache clear

# Show cache statistics
medusa cache stats

# Optimize performance
medusa optimize --profile <profile>

# Show performance metrics
medusa metrics

Parallel Processing

# Enable parallel processing
medusa --parallel <command>

# Set number of workers
medusa --workers 4 <command>

# Process in batches
medusa --batch-size 100 <command>

# Queue management
medusa queue add <item>
medusa queue process
medusa queue status
medusa queue clear

Integration

Scripting

#!/bin/bash
# Example script using medusa

set -euo pipefail

# Configuration
CONFIG_FILE="config.yaml"
LOG_FILE="medusa.log"

# Check if medusa is available
if ! command -v medusa &> /dev/null; then
    echo "Error: medusa is not installed" >&2
    exit 1
fi

# Function to log messages
log() \\\\{
    echo "$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') - $1"|tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
\\\\}

# Main operation
main() \\\\{
    log "Starting medusa operation"

    if medusa --config "$CONFIG_FILE" run; then
        log "Operation completed successfully"
        exit 0
    else
        log "Operation failed with exit code $?"
        exit 1
    fi
\\\\}

# Cleanup function
cleanup() \\\\{
    log "Cleaning up"
    medusa cleanup
\\\\}

# Set trap for cleanup
trap cleanup EXIT

# Run main function
main "$@"

API Integration

#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""
Python wrapper for the tool
"""

import subprocess
import json
import logging
from pathlib import Path
from typing import Dict, List, Optional

class ToolWrapper:
    def __init__(self, config_file: Optional[str] = None):
        self.config_file = config_file
        self.logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)

    def run_command(self, args: List[str]) -> Dict:
        """Run command and return parsed output"""
        cmd = ['tool_name']

        if self.config_file:
            cmd.extend(['--config', self.config_file])

        cmd.extend(args)

        try:
            result = subprocess.run(
                cmd,
                capture_output=True,
                text=True,
                check=True
            )
            return \\\\{'stdout': result.stdout, 'stderr': result.stderr\\\\}
        except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
            self.logger.error(f"Command failed: \\\\{e\\\\}")
            raise

    def status(self) -> Dict:
        """Get current status"""
        return self.run_command(['status'])

    def start(self) -> Dict:
        """Start service"""
        return self.run_command(['start'])

    def stop(self) -> Dict:
        """Stop service"""
        return self.run_command(['stop'])

# Example usage
if __name__ == "__main__":
    wrapper = ToolWrapper()
    status = wrapper.status()
    print(json.dumps(status, indent=2))

Environment Variables

Variable	Description	Default
MEDUSA_CONFIG	Configuration file path	~/.medusa/config.yaml
MEDUSA_HOME	Home directory	~/.medusa
MEDUSA_LOG_LEVEL	Logging level	INFO
MEDUSA_LOG_FILE	Log file path	~/.medusa/logs/medusa.log
MEDUSA_CACHE_DIR	Cache directory	~/.medusa/cache
MEDUSA_DATA_DIR	Data directory	~/.medusa/data
MEDUSA_TIMEOUT	Default timeout	30s
MEDUSA_MAX_WORKERS	Maximum workers	4

Configuration File

# ~/.medusa/config.yaml
version: "1.0"

# General settings
settings:
  debug: false
  verbose: false
  log_level: "INFO"
  log_file: "~/.medusa/logs/medusa.log"
  timeout: 30
  max_workers: 4

# Network configuration
network:
  host: "localhost"
  port: 8080
  ssl: true
  timeout: 30
  retries: 3

# Security settings
security:
  auth_required: true
  api_key: ""
  encryption: "AES256"
  verify_ssl: true

# Performance settings
performance:
  cache_enabled: true
  cache_size: "100M"
  cache_dir: "~/.medusa/cache"
  max_memory: "1G"

# Monitoring settings
monitoring:
  enabled: true
  interval: 60
  metrics_enabled: true
  alerts_enabled: true

Examples

Basic Workflow

# 1. Initialize medusa
medusa init

# 2. Configure basic settings
medusa config set host example.com
medusa config set port 8080

# 3. Start service
medusa start

# 4. Check status
medusa status

# 5. Perform operations
medusa run --target example.com

# 6. View results
medusa results

# 7. Stop service
medusa stop

Advanced Workflow

# Comprehensive operation with monitoring
medusa run \
  --config production.yaml \
  --parallel \
  --workers 8 \
  --verbose \
  --timeout 300 \
  --output json \
  --log-file operation.log

# Monitor in real-time
medusa monitor --real-time --interval 5

# Generate report
medusa report --type comprehensive --output report.html

Automation Example

#!/bin/bash
# Automated medusa workflow

# Configuration
TARGETS_FILE="targets.txt"
RESULTS_DIR="results/$(date +%Y-%m-%d)"
CONFIG_FILE="automation.yaml"

# Create results directory
mkdir -p "$RESULTS_DIR"

# Process each target
while IFS= read -r target; do
    echo "Processing $target..."

    medusa \
        --config "$CONFIG_FILE" \
        --output json \
        --output-file "$RESULTS_DIR/$\\\\{target\\\\}.json" \
        run "$target"

done < "$TARGETS_FILE"

# Generate summary report
medusa report summary \
    --input "$RESULTS_DIR/*.json" \
    --output "$RESULTS_DIR/summary.html"

Best Practices

Security

• Always verify checksums when downloading binaries
• Use strong authentication methods (API keys, certificates)
• Regularly update to the latest version
• Follow principle of least privilege
• Enable audit logging for compliance
• Use encrypted connections when possible
• Validate all inputs and configurations
• Implement proper access controls

Performance

• Use appropriate resource limits for your environment
• Monitor system performance regularly
• Optimize configuration for your use case
• Use parallel processing when beneficial
• Implement proper caching strategies
• Regular maintenance and cleanup
• Profile performance bottlenecks
• Use efficient algorithms and data structures

Operational

• Maintain comprehensive documentation
• Implement proper backup strategies
• Use version control for configurations
• Monitor and alert on critical metrics
• Implement proper error handling
• Use automation for repetitive tasks
• Regular security audits and updates
• Plan for disaster recovery

Development

• Follow coding standards and conventions
• Write comprehensive tests
• Use continuous integration/deployment
• Implement proper logging and monitoring
• Document APIs and interfaces
• Use version control effectively
• Review code regularly
• Maintain backward compatibility

Resources

Official Documentation

• Official Website
• Documentation
• API Reference
• Installation Guide
• Configuration Reference

Community Resources

• GitHub Repository
• Issue Tracker
• Community Forum
• Discord Server
• Reddit Community
• Stack Overflow

Learning Resources

• Getting Started Guide
• Tutorial Series
• Best Practices Guide
• Video Tutorials
• Training Courses
• Certification Program

Related Tools

• Git - Complementary functionality
• Docker - Alternative solution
• Kubernetes - Integration partner

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Last updated: 2025-07-06|Edit on GitHub