> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://fleet.aayu.sh/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Rooms

> How Fleet rooms are created, shared, and destroyed.

## Creating a room

Rooms in Fleet are created implicitly — there's no "create room" button. When you join a room name that doesn't exist, it's created on the spot. Share the room name with others and they'll join the same room.

Room names are:

* Case-insensitive (`Design-Review` and `design-review` are the same room)
* Normalized: spaces become hyphens, everything lowercased
* Not listed anywhere — you must know the name to join

## Room lifecycle

```
User joins → Room created → Active while users are present
                                        ↓
                              Last user leaves / inactivity
                                        ↓
                              30-minute countdown begins
                                        ↓
                              Room + all messages destroyed
```

The TTL (time-to-live) countdown is visible in the room header and counts down in real time.

## Concurrent users

Multiple users can be in the same room simultaneously. The sidebar shows everyone currently connected, and a typing indicator appears when someone is composing a message.

## Room expiry

When a room expires:

* All messages are permanently deleted
* All connected users are disconnected
* The room name becomes available again — joining it creates a fresh, empty room

<Warning>
  There is no way to recover a room or its messages after expiry. This is by design.
</Warning>