Public docs for Sputnik Signal, a free banner exchange. Members show each other's banners on their websites to earn credits, then spend the credits showing their own. Use these pages to learn how the exchange works, put ads on your website, run a campaign with banner images, or check the exact sizes the network accepts.
Show other members' banners on your site to earn credits, then spend them on your own. Welcome credits, the starter rate, what counts, and blocking.
Open exchange guideStep-by-step: add your website in the portal, create ad slots, copy the embed snippet, and paste it into your pages. Covers approved domains and HTTPS rules.
Open install guideHow impression credits, drafts, banners, click URLs, and total shows work. Explains banner approval, how a campaign starts on its own, and why banner sizes must match slots.
Open campaign basicsThe full size catalog with names, keys, and exact pixel dimensions. Use this when designing creatives or choosing a slot format.
Open size chartWhat ads shown, actually seen, clicks, click rate, seen rate, and fill rate mean, plus date filtering and CSV export. The exact definitions behind every number.
Open reports guideFor advertisers and webmasters: register, verify your email, then create campaigns or add websites and ad slots, and track your own delivery.
Open portal guideWhat the ad embed does and does not do, what is recorded for each ad, how long it is kept, and cookies.
Open privacy guideEvery Signal request matched against EasyList, uBlock Origin, AdGuard, and more, with other ad networks as controls. Dated results.
Open test resultsMeasured script size, requests per ad, async loading, and how to reserve space so the page does not shift.
Open embed specsHow requests flow when ads are served from one host, compared with exchanges, self-hosted servers, and curated networks.
Read the explainerSignal next to EthicalAds, Carbon Ads, Revive Adserver, and Google Ad Manager, with sources.
Open comparisonEvery term used in the portal and reports, from ad slot to starter rate.
Open glossaryFor webmasters who want ads on a live site. Walks through adding a website in the portal, ad slot creation, embed copy/paste, and how slots get filled by active campaigns.
For advertisers running display flights. Covers spending credits on a draft, uploading banners for approval, editing or duplicating, and how the campaign starts on its own once checks pass.
Reference table of every format in the network catalog. Creative files must match width and height exactly; the server inspects image bytes, not just the file extension. Animated WebP and GIF are allowed.
Plain definitions for ads shown, actually seen, clicks, click rate, seen rate, fill rate, and remaining credits. Explains the four reports, date filtering, and CSV export.
For advertisers and webmasters. A self-serve view of your own campaigns or sites, separate from the operator admin console.