Welcome to Digital Signage RDS

Digital Signage RDS is a digital signage platform managed by Promotienda that lets you control remote displays (Android or Linux) from a centralised web panel.

How it works

┌────────────────┐      ┌─────────────────┐      ┌──────────────┐
│  Web panel     │◀────▶│  RDS server     │◀────▶│  Android /   │
│  (management)  │      │  (sync, API)    │      │  Linux agent │
└────────────────┘      └─────────────────┘      └──────────────┘
                                                         │
                                                         ▼
                                                   ┌──────────┐
                                                   │  Display │
                                                   └──────────┘

You upload videos and images to the web panel and organise them into playlists.
The server keeps the list of devices and which playlist each one is assigned to.
The agent installed on the display (Android or Linux) polls the server every few minutes, downloads new content and plays it back fullscreen.

Once a device is configured, everything is managed remotely: changing a playlist, adding a video, changing the kiosk web URL or the admin-menu password — all of these apply automatically on the next agent heartbeat (typically under a minute).

What hardware can I use?

Promotienda purchase — plug & play. Arrives configured with your device ID, your playlist and optionally the venue's WiFi credentials. Plug it in and it plays. Includes 1 year of free RDS licence.
Your own Android — install the Android agent APK. Supports Android 5.0+.
Your own Linux — install the Linux agent. Supports Debian 12+ and Ubuntu 22.04+, with or without a desktop environment (X11 or bare VT).

Quick glossary

Term	Meaning
Device / display	A physical unit with an RDS agent installed, identified by an `RDSXXXX` code.
Playlist	An ordered set of videos and images that plays in a loop.
Kiosk	The agent's operating mode: Web Kiosk (loads a URL) or Playlist.
Slot	A licence unit. Your plan has N slots; each active device uses one.
Heartbeat	Periodic ping from the agent to the server (~60 s) reporting status and downloading changes.
Company / branch	Organisational structure: a company groups devices and users; branches are its sub-level.

Next steps

Quickstart — from box to first display playing in 10 minutes.
Logging into the web panel
Managing devices