# \&maindirectorpassword

Director Option! ([`&director`](/advanced-settings/director-parameters/director.md))

## Aliases

* `&maindirpass`

## Options

Example: `&maindirectorpassword=SomePassword123`

<table><thead><tr><th width="309">Value</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>(alphanumeric-characters only)</td><td>the password you want to set for the main director</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Details

`&maindirectorpassword` lets you set a pseudo 'master room password' as a director. It helps avoid getting locked out as the director, if someone else tries to claim the director-role first. ie:\
[`https://vdo.ninja/?director=ROOMNAME&maindirectorpassword=MASTERPASS`](https://vdo.ninja/?director=ROOMNAME\&maindirectorpassword=MASTERPASS)

This will add a [`&token`](/advanced-settings/settings-parameters/and-token.md) value to the invite/scene links.

![](/files/UZwBcJJSu3hFIBE8RaB1)

This token is used by the guests to check a remote database server to see who currently 'owns' the token; it persists though, even if the director is not connected.

When using `&maindirectorpassword` as a director, it tells this database that you are the owner, and it will persist even if you aren't connected to VDO.Ninja. The [`&token`](/advanced-settings/settings-parameters/and-token.md) tells the guest to ignore other logic about who the director is, instead using the info provided by the token-lookup to determine whose the director.

I may change or revoke this feature, depending on how testing goes this week, as it's rather experimental.

## Related

{% content-ref url="/pages/-MZWzGOLIUtPZii0Lxn1" %}
[\&password](/advanced-settings/setup-parameters/and-password.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="/pages/-Mexvq3U-JCKAdT6HTu-" %}
[\&codirector](/advanced-settings/director-parameters/codirector.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="/pages/BsY4fLt9iKG8NTBT8XjV" %}
[\&token](/advanced-settings/settings-parameters/and-token.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}


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