# Escape Director

> Set up Escape Director, prepare your Room Station, run live games, and review results.

- [Welcome to Escape Director](https://docs.escapedirector.com/index.md): Set up Escape Director, prepare your Room Station, run live games, and review results.
- [Get Started](https://docs.escapedirector.com/get-started/getting-started.md): Create your account, activate your plan, and create your first Room.
- [Create Your Account and Sign In](https://docs.escapedirector.com/get-started/create-your-account-and-sign-in.md): Create your account, verify your email address, and sign in.
- [Start Your Trial and Activate Your Plan](https://docs.escapedirector.com/get-started/start-your-trial-and-activate-your-plan.md): Complete Stripe checkout and confirm that your Escape Director membership is active.
- [Create Your First Room](https://docs.escapedirector.com/get-started/create-and-configure-your-first-room.md): Create a Room and set its starting duration and Clue count.
- [Build Your Rooms](https://docs.escapedirector.com/build-your-rooms/build-your-rooms.md): Configure the player-facing experience and the controls Game Masters use during a live Room Session.
- [Configure Live View](https://docs.escapedirector.com/build-your-rooms/configure-live-view.md): Configure the player-facing Live View and end screens, then test them on the real display.
- [Add Puzzles and Clues](https://docs.escapedirector.com/build-your-rooms/add-puzzles-and-clues.md): Build the ordered Puzzle and Clue structure Game Masters use during a Room Session.
- [Manage Room Media](https://docs.escapedirector.com/build-your-rooms/manage-room-media.md): Upload and verify the images, videos, and audio used by a Room.
- [Configure Room Automations](https://docs.escapedirector.com/build-your-rooms/configure-room-automations.md): Build, enable, and test Room Automations safely before using them in a live Room Session.
- [Connect Room Devices](https://docs.escapedirector.com/build-your-rooms/connect-room-devices.md): Connect a controller, configure its props, and test them with your Room.
- [Connect Existing Devices](https://docs.escapedirector.com/build-your-rooms/connect-existing-devices.md): Connect existing HTTP or MQTT props to Room Automations without replacing their firmware.
- [Build Your Own Controller](https://docs.escapedirector.com/build-your-rooms/build-your-own-controller.md): Connect a controller running your own Arduino code with the open-source Device SDK.
- [Prepare for a Shift](https://docs.escapedirector.com/prepare-for-a-shift/prepare-for-a-shift.md): Prepare Game Masters, the Room Dashboard, Live View, and Room media before guests arrive.
- [Manage Game Masters](https://docs.escapedirector.com/prepare-for-a-shift/manage-game-masters.md): Keep the active Game Master list ready for live Room Sessions.
- [Prepare Your Room Station](https://docs.escapedirector.com/prepare-for-a-shift/prepare-your-room-station.md): Check the Room Dashboard, Live View, media, Game Master, and starting state before guests arrive.
- [Run a Session](https://docs.escapedirector.com/run-a-session/run-a-session.md): Operate the Room Dashboard during a live escape-room game.
- [Run a Live Session](https://docs.escapedirector.com/run-a-session/run-a-live-session.md): Open Live View, run the timer, help players, and save the completed Room Session.
- [Live Session Quick Reference](https://docs.escapedirector.com/run-a-session/live-session-quick-reference.md): A short Game Master checklist for operating a live Room Session.
- [Troubleshoot a Live Session](https://docs.escapedirector.com/run-a-session/troubleshoot-a-live-session.md): Recover from common Live View, timer, media, and Room Session save problems.
- [Review and Improve](https://docs.escapedirector.com/review-and-improve/review-and-improve.md): Review Room Sessions, understand performance, and manage player-facing leaderboards.
- [View Room Statistics](https://docs.escapedirector.com/review-and-improve/view-room-statistics.md): Review saved Room Sessions with a report, the Session Log, and notes, and use CSV tools.
- [Use Analytics](https://docs.escapedirector.com/review-and-improve/use-analytics.md): Read ready-made Analytics cards, compare Rooms or Game Masters, set escape-rate targets, and ask the assistant about completed Room Sessions.
- [Manage Leaderboards](https://docs.escapedirector.com/review-and-improve/manage-leaderboards.md): Review successful Room Session rankings and configure the public leaderboard display.
- [Account](https://docs.escapedirector.com/account-and-help/account.md): Manage your profile, sign-in security, membership, billing, team, and this browser's offline state.
- [Use Account Settings](https://docs.escapedirector.com/account-and-help/use-account-settings.md): Update your profile, manage sign-in security and billing, check this browser's offline readiness, or delete your account.
- [Manage Locations](https://docs.escapedirector.com/account-and-help/manage-locations.md): Add, edit, and remove the sites where you run Rooms, and see what each Location costs.
- [Add Managers and Room Stations](https://docs.escapedirector.com/account-and-help/add-managers-and-room-stations.md): Give Managers their own login, and let the computers that run your Rooms sign in on their own as Room Stations.
- [Troubleshoot and Get Help](https://docs.escapedirector.com/account-and-help/help.md): Find the right Product Guide, troubleshoot a live Room Session, or contact Escape Director support.
- [Common Questions](https://docs.escapedirector.com/account-and-help/common-questions.md): Short answers to common "Can I…?" and "Where do I…?" questions about Escape Director.


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