Rooms

A room is the main workspace in SyncTV. One watching session, a set of members, a playlist, permissions, and current playback state all belong to a room. The controls a user sees depend on room settings and that user’s room role.

What a Room Contains

Item	Purpose
Members	Creator, room admins, members, and guests
Playlist	Media items, child lists, and order
Current playback	Current media, position, pause state, speed, and version
Chat	Room messages controlled by permissions and room switches
Join rules	Visibility, password, review requirement, and member limit
Permissions	Role defaults and member-level overrides
Livestream entry	RTMP/live sessions for the room

Who Manages a Room

Platform administrators and room administrators are different roles. A global root or admin can maintain the instance, but long-term room responsibility should still be represented through room roles. Use member overrides for exceptions.

Common Room States

State	User experience	Administration action
Open to join	Users can enter from the list or invite	Control default permissions and member limits
Password required	Users must enter the room password	Rotate leaked passwords
Review required	Users wait for approval	Approve or reject with a clear reason
Suspended	Users cannot continue joining or operating	Ban the room or close entry points

Next Steps

• Users creating or joining rooms: Create and Join Rooms.
• Managing members and settings: Room and Member Management.
• Permission details: Permissions Model and Rooms, Permissions, and Preferences.