# \&director

Director Option!

## Aliases

* `&dir`

## Options

Example: `&director=RoomName`

<table><thead><tr><th width="211">Value</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>(no value given)</td><td>opens the director page</td></tr><tr><td>(room name)</td><td>room name to enter as the director</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Details

Directors have powers over some aspects of those in a group room and its scenes.

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{% hint style="warning" %}
**First** director **to join** a room **claims the room**. There can be ONLY ONE! (1)
{% endhint %}

In the newer versions there is an option to have multiple directors aka [`&codirector`](https://docs.vdo.ninja/advanced-settings/director-parameters/codirector).

## Related

{% content-ref url="codirector" %}
[codirector](https://docs.vdo.ninja/advanced-settings/director-parameters/codirector)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="cleandirector" %}
[cleandirector](https://docs.vdo.ninja/advanced-settings/director-parameters/cleandirector)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="and-showdirector" %}
[and-showdirector](https://docs.vdo.ninja/advanced-settings/director-parameters/and-showdirector)
{% endcontent-ref %}