Ghost Sentinel Setup Guide
Your tracking pixel, served from your own domain. Invisible to ad blockers. Immune to Safari ITP cookie restrictions. Zero data loss.
🔍 What Is Ghost Sentinel?
Your tracking pixel, served from your own domain. Invisible to ad blockers. Immune to Safari ITP cookie restrictions. Zero data loss.
Why you need it
- Ad blockers strip third-party scripts — your Ghost Pixel never fires for ~40% of visitors
- Safari ITP caps third-party cookies at 7 days — returning visitors look new every week
- Attribution gaps mean you're spending money on channels you can't measure
🚀 How to Activate
Step 1: Choose Your Subdomain
- Pick a prefix (e.g., `go`, `track`, `pixel`, `data`)
- Your Ghost Pixel will be served from: `go.yourdomain.com`
Step 2: Add DNS Record
Go to your DNS provider and add:
| Type | Name | Value | TTL |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNAME | go | proxy.ghostid.ai | Auto |
Step 3: Verify DNS
- Click "Verify DNS" in Ghost ID
- DNS changes can take up to 5 minutes to propagate
- Green checkmark means verified
Step 4: Activate
- Click "Activate Ghost Sentinel"
- SSL certificate is automatically provisioned (usually under 2 minutes)
- Your script tag updates to use your subdomain
- No `data-site-id` needed — it's injected automatically
✅ After Activation
- Badge changes to "Sentinel Active"
- New script snippet shown:
HTML
<script defer src="https://go.yourdomain.com/api/script.js"></script>- Replace the old third-party script tag with this one
- All tracking features work identically, but through your domain
⚠️ Deactivation
- Click "Deactivate" at the bottom of the Sentinel section
- Reverts to third-party tracking mode
- You'll need to switch back to the standard script tag