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What is the default departureTimeout set to when rooms are created?

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The default `departureTimeout` value for rooms in LiveKit is set to *20 seconds*. This determines how long a room remains open after all participants have left. If no new participants join within this timeframe, the room is automatically closed.
 Sources: <https://github.com/livekit/livekit/blob/5e483e7554e5afbf254acf84e3ec0aa6e108e758/pkg/config/config.go#L1-L59|pkg/config/config.go> | <https://github.com/livekit/rust-sdks/blob/d2fb275fc3aea09212b80036db8b41b396647731/livekit-protocol/src/livekit.rs#L4284-L4331|livekit-protocol/src/livekit.rs>