diff --git a/backend/src/controllers/global-preferences/room-preferences.controller.ts b/backend/src/controllers/global-preferences/room-preferences.controller.ts
index d38a5bc..1e02432 100644
--- a/backend/src/controllers/global-preferences/room-preferences.controller.ts
+++ b/backend/src/controllers/global-preferences/room-preferences.controller.ts
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@ export const updateRoomPreferences = async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
 	const logger = container.get(LoggerService);
 
 	logger.verbose(`Updating room preferences: ${JSON.stringify(req.body)}`);
-	const { roomName, roomPreferences } = req.body;
+	const { roomId, roomPreferences } = req.body;
 
 	try {
 		const preferenceService = container.get(GlobalPreferencesService);
 		preferenceService.validateRoomPreferences(roomPreferences);
 
-		const savedPreferences = await preferenceService.updateOpenViduRoomPreferences(roomName, roomPreferences);
+		const savedPreferences = await preferenceService.updateOpenViduRoomPreferences(roomId, roomPreferences);
 
 		return res
 			.status(200)
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ export const getRoomPreferences = async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
 	const logger = container.get(LoggerService);
 
 	try {
-		const roomName = req.params.roomName;
+		const { roomId } = req.params;
 		const preferenceService = container.get(GlobalPreferencesService);
-		const preferences = await preferenceService.getOpenViduRoomPreferences(roomName);
+		const preferences = await preferenceService.getOpenViduRoomPreferences(roomId);
 
 		if (!preferences) {
 			return res.status(404).json({ message: 'Room preferences not found' });
diff --git a/backend/src/controllers/participant.controller.ts b/backend/src/controllers/participant.controller.ts
index 9576fa2..f778ef8 100644
--- a/backend/src/controllers/participant.controller.ts
+++ b/backend/src/controllers/participant.controller.ts
@@ -7,22 +7,24 @@ import { ParticipantService } from '../services/participant.service.js';
 import { MEET_PARTICIPANT_TOKEN_EXPIRATION, PARTICIPANT_TOKEN_COOKIE_NAME } from '../environment.js';
 import { getCookieOptions } from '../utils/cookie-utils.js';
 import { TokenService } from '../services/token.service.js';
+import { RoomService } from '../services/room.service.js';
 
 export const generateParticipantToken = async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
 	const logger = container.get(LoggerService);
-	const tokenOptions: TokenOptions = req.body;
-	const { roomName } = tokenOptions;
 	const participantService = container.get(ParticipantService);
+	const roomService = container.get(RoomService);
+	const tokenOptions: TokenOptions = req.body;
+	const { roomId } = tokenOptions;
 
 	try {
-		logger.verbose(`Generating participant token for room ${roomName}`);
+		logger.verbose(`Generating participant token for room ${roomId}`);
+		await roomService.createLivekitRoom(roomId);
 		const token = await participantService.generateOrRefreshParticipantToken(tokenOptions);
 
 		res.cookie(PARTICIPANT_TOKEN_COOKIE_NAME, token, getCookieOptions('/', MEET_PARTICIPANT_TOKEN_EXPIRATION));
-		logger.verbose(`Participant token generated for room ${roomName}`);
 		return res.status(200).json({ token });
 	} catch (error) {
-		logger.error(`Error generating participant token for room: ${roomName}`);
+		logger.error(`Error generating participant token for room: ${roomId}`);
 		return handleError(res, error);
 	}
 };
@@ -47,18 +49,18 @@ export const refreshParticipantToken = async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
 	}
 
 	const tokenOptions: TokenOptions = req.body;
-	const { roomName } = tokenOptions;
+	const { roomId } = tokenOptions;
 	const participantService = container.get(ParticipantService);
 
 	try {
-		logger.verbose(`Refreshing participant token for room ${roomName}`);
+		logger.verbose(`Refreshing participant token for room ${roomId}`);
 		const token = await participantService.generateOrRefreshParticipantToken(tokenOptions, true);
 
 		res.cookie(PARTICIPANT_TOKEN_COOKIE_NAME, token, getCookieOptions('/', MEET_PARTICIPANT_TOKEN_EXPIRATION));
-		logger.verbose(`Participant token refreshed for room ${roomName}`);
+		logger.verbose(`Participant token refreshed for room ${roomId}`);
 		return res.status(200).json({ token });
 	} catch (error) {
-		logger.error(`Error refreshing participant token for room: ${roomName}`);
+		logger.error(`Error refreshing participant token for room: ${roomId}`);
 		return handleError(res, error);
 	}
 };
@@ -67,13 +69,13 @@ export const deleteParticipant = async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
 	const logger = container.get(LoggerService);
 	const participantService = container.get(ParticipantService);
 	const { participantName } = req.params;
-	const roomName: string = req.query.roomName as string;
+	const roomId: string = req.query.roomId as string;
 
 	try {
-		await participantService.deleteParticipant(participantName, roomName);
+		await participantService.deleteParticipant(participantName, roomId);
 		res.status(200).json({ message: 'Participant deleted' });
 	} catch (error) {
-		logger.error(`Error deleting participant from room: ${roomName}`);
+		logger.error(`Error deleting participant from room: ${roomId}`);
 		return handleError(res, error);
 	}
 };
diff --git a/backend/src/controllers/room.controller.ts b/backend/src/controllers/room.controller.ts
index d45333c..d160e8d 100644
--- a/backend/src/controllers/room.controller.ts
+++ b/backend/src/controllers/room.controller.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export const createRoom = async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
 		logger.verbose(`Creating room with options '${JSON.stringify(options)}'`);
 		const baseUrl = `${req.protocol}://${req.get('host')}`;
 
-		const room = await roomService.createRoom(baseUrl, options);
+		const room = await roomService.createMeetRoom(baseUrl, options);
 		return res.status(200).json(room);
 	} catch (error) {
 		logger.error(`Error creating room with options '${JSON.stringify(options)}'`);
@@ -47,14 +47,14 @@ export const getRooms = async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
 export const getRoom = async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
 	const logger = container.get(LoggerService);
 
-	const { roomName } = req.params;
+	const { roomId } = req.params;
 	const fields = req.query.fields as string[] | undefined;
 
 	try {
-		logger.verbose(`Getting room with id '${roomName}'`);
+		logger.verbose(`Getting room with id '${roomId}'`);
 
 		const roomService = container.get(RoomService);
-		const room = await roomService.getOpenViduRoom(roomName);
+		const room = await roomService.getMeetRoom(roomId);
 
 		if (fields && fields.length > 0) {
 			const filteredRoom = filterObjectFields(room, fields);
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ export const getRoom = async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
 
 		return res.status(200).json(room);
 	} catch (error) {
-		logger.error(`Error getting room with id '${roomName}'`);
+		logger.error(`Error getting room with id '${roomId}'`);
 		handleError(res, error);
 	}
 };
@@ -72,14 +72,14 @@ export const deleteRooms = async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
 	const logger = container.get(LoggerService);
 	const roomService = container.get(RoomService);
 
-	const { roomName } = req.params;
-	const { roomNames } = req.body;
+	const { roomId } = req.params;
+	const { roomIds } = req.body;
 
-	const roomsToDelete = roomName ? [roomName] : roomNames;
+	const roomsToDelete = roomId ? [roomId] : roomIds;
 
-	// TODO: Validate roomNames with ZOD
+	// TODO: Validate roomIds with ZOD
 	if (!Array.isArray(roomsToDelete) || roomsToDelete.length === 0) {
-		return res.status(400).json({ error: 'roomNames must be a non-empty array' });
+		return res.status(400).json({ error: 'roomIds must be a non-empty array' });
 	}
 
 	try {
@@ -98,16 +98,16 @@ export const getParticipantRole = async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
 	const logger = container.get(LoggerService);
 	const roomService = container.get(RoomService);
 
-	const { roomName } = req.params;
+	const { roomId } = req.params;
 	const { secret } = req.query as { secret: string };
 
 	try {
-		logger.verbose(`Getting participant role for room '${roomName}'`);
+		logger.verbose(`Getting participant role for room '${roomId}'`);
 
-		const role = await roomService.getRoomSecretRole(roomName, secret);
+		const role = await roomService.getRoomSecretRole(roomId, secret);
 		return res.status(200).json(role);
 	} catch (error) {
-		logger.error(`Error getting participant role for room '${roomName}'`);
+		logger.error(`Error getting participant role for room '${roomId}'`);
 		handleError(res, error);
 	}
 };
diff --git a/backend/src/helpers/ov-components-adapter.helper.ts b/backend/src/helpers/ov-components-adapter.helper.ts
index ba4b704..2b97164 100644
--- a/backend/src/helpers/ov-components-adapter.helper.ts
+++ b/backend/src/helpers/ov-components-adapter.helper.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export class OpenViduComponentsAdapterHelper {
 	private static parseRecordingInfoToOpenViduComponents(info: MeetRecordingInfo) {
 		return {
 			id: info.recordingId,
-			roomName: info.details ?? '',
+			roomName: info.roomId,
 			roomId: info.roomId,
 			// outputMode: info.outputMode,
 			status: this.mapRecordingStatus(info.status),
diff --git a/backend/src/helpers/room.helper.ts b/backend/src/helpers/room.helper.ts
index 276a891..1cbda09 100644
--- a/backend/src/helpers/room.helper.ts
+++ b/backend/src/helpers/room.helper.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 import { MeetRoom, MeetRoomOptions } from '@typings-ce';
-import { CreateOptions } from 'livekit-server-sdk';
-import { MEET_NAME_ID } from '../environment.js';
-import { uid } from 'uid/single';
 
 export class MeetRoomHelper {
 	private constructor() {
@@ -17,43 +14,9 @@ export class MeetRoomHelper {
 	static toOpenViduOptions(room: MeetRoom): MeetRoomOptions {
 		return {
 			expirationDate: room.expirationDate,
-			maxParticipants: room.maxParticipants,
+			// maxParticipants: room.maxParticipants,
 			preferences: room.preferences,
-			roomNamePrefix: room.roomNamePrefix
+			roomIdPrefix: room.roomIdPrefix
 		};
 	}
-
-	static generateLivekitRoomOptions(roomInput: MeetRoom | MeetRoomOptions): CreateOptions {
-		const isOpenViduRoom = 'creationDate' in roomInput;
-		const sanitizedPrefix = roomInput.roomNamePrefix
-			?.trim()
-			.replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9-]/g, '')
-			.replace(/-+$/, '');
-		const sanitizedRoomName = sanitizedPrefix ? `${sanitizedPrefix}-${uid(15)}` : uid(15);
-		const {
-			roomName = sanitizedRoomName,
-			expirationDate,
-			maxParticipants,
-			creationDate = Date.now()
-		} = roomInput as MeetRoom;
-
-		const timeUntilExpiration = this.calculateExpirationTime(expirationDate, creationDate);
-
-		return {
-			name: roomName,
-			metadata: JSON.stringify({
-				createdBy: MEET_NAME_ID,
-				roomOptions: isOpenViduRoom
-					? MeetRoomHelper.toOpenViduOptions(roomInput as MeetRoom)
-					: roomInput
-			}),
-			emptyTimeout: timeUntilExpiration,
-			maxParticipants: maxParticipants || undefined,
-			departureTimeout: 31_536_000 // 1 year
-		};
-	}
-
-	private static calculateExpirationTime(expirationDate: number, creationDate: number): number {
-		return Math.max(0, Math.floor((expirationDate - creationDate) / 1000));
-	}
 }
diff --git a/backend/src/middlewares/participant.middleware.ts b/backend/src/middlewares/participant.middleware.ts
index 96f0e43..cab0572 100644
--- a/backend/src/middlewares/participant.middleware.ts
+++ b/backend/src/middlewares/participant.middleware.ts
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ export const configureTokenAuth = async (req: Request, res: Response, next: Next
 	let role: ParticipantRole;
 
 	try {
-		const { roomName, secret } = req.body as TokenOptions;
-		role = await roomService.getRoomSecretRole(roomName, secret);
+		const { roomId, secret } = req.body as TokenOptions;
+		role = await roomService.getRoomSecretRole(roomId, secret);
 	} catch (error) {
 		logger.error('Error getting room secret role', error);
 		return res.status(500).json({ message: 'Internal server error' });
@@ -55,14 +55,14 @@ export const configureTokenAuth = async (req: Request, res: Response, next: Next
 };
 
 export const withModeratorPermissions = async (req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) => {
-	const roomName = req.query.roomName as string;
+	const roomId = req.query.roomId as string;
 	const payload = req.session?.tokenClaims;
 
 	if (!payload) {
 		return res.status(403).json({ message: 'Insufficient permissions to access this resource' });
 	}
 
-	const sameRoom = payload.video?.room === roomName;
+	const sameRoom = payload.video?.room === roomId;
 	const metadata = JSON.parse(payload.metadata || '{}');
 	const role = metadata.role as ParticipantRole;
 
diff --git a/backend/src/middlewares/recording.middleware.ts b/backend/src/middlewares/recording.middleware.ts
index 2e50cf4..dee9b0e 100644
--- a/backend/src/middlewares/recording.middleware.ts
+++ b/backend/src/middlewares/recording.middleware.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export const withRecordingEnabled = async (req: Request, res: Response, next: Ne
 
 	try {
 		const roomService = container.get(RoomService);
-		room = await roomService.getOpenViduRoom(roomId);
+		room = await roomService.getMeetRoom(roomId);
 	} catch (error) {
 		logger.error('Error checking recording preferences:' + error);
 		return res.status(403).json({ message: 'Recording is disabled in this room' });
diff --git a/backend/src/middlewares/request-validators/participant-validator.middleware.ts b/backend/src/middlewares/request-validators/participant-validator.middleware.ts
index eaae28a..e6a9971 100644
--- a/backend/src/middlewares/request-validators/participant-validator.middleware.ts
+++ b/backend/src/middlewares/request-validators/participant-validator.middleware.ts
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@ import { Request, Response, NextFunction } from 'express';
 import { z } from 'zod';
 
 const ParticipantTokenRequestSchema: z.ZodType<TokenOptions> = z.object({
-	roomName: z.string().nonempty('Room name is required'),
+	roomId: z.string().nonempty('Room ID is required'),
 	participantName: z.string().nonempty('Participant name is required'),
 	secret: z.string().nonempty('Secret is required')
 });
 
 const DeleteParticipantSchema = z.object({
-	roomName: z.string().trim().min(1, 'roomName is required')
+	roomId: z.string().trim().min(1, 'Room ID is required')
 });
 
 export const validateParticipantTokenRequest = (req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) => {
diff --git a/backend/src/middlewares/request-validators/room-validator.middleware.ts b/backend/src/middlewares/request-validators/room-validator.middleware.ts
index 5fe310b..0adf10e 100644
--- a/backend/src/middlewares/request-validators/room-validator.middleware.ts
+++ b/backend/src/middlewares/request-validators/room-validator.middleware.ts
@@ -1,26 +1,26 @@
 import {
-	ChatPreferences,
+	MeetChatPreferences,
 	MeetRoomOptions,
-	RecordingPreferences,
-	RoomPreferences,
-	VirtualBackgroundPreferences
+	MeetRecordingPreferences,
+	MeetRoomPreferences,
+	MeetVirtualBackgroundPreferences
 } from '@typings-ce';
 import { Request, Response, NextFunction } from 'express';
 import { z } from 'zod';
 
-const RecordingPreferencesSchema: z.ZodType<RecordingPreferences> = z.object({
+const RecordingPreferencesSchema: z.ZodType<MeetRecordingPreferences> = z.object({
 	enabled: z.boolean()
 });
 
-const ChatPreferencesSchema: z.ZodType<ChatPreferences> = z.object({
+const ChatPreferencesSchema: z.ZodType<MeetChatPreferences> = z.object({
 	enabled: z.boolean()
 });
 
-const VirtualBackgroundPreferencesSchema: z.ZodType<VirtualBackgroundPreferences> = z.object({
+const VirtualBackgroundPreferencesSchema: z.ZodType<MeetVirtualBackgroundPreferences> = z.object({
 	enabled: z.boolean()
 });
 
-const RoomPreferencesSchema: z.ZodType<RoomPreferences> = z.object({
+const RoomPreferencesSchema: z.ZodType<MeetRoomPreferences> = z.object({
 	recordingPreferences: RecordingPreferencesSchema,
 	chatPreferences: ChatPreferencesSchema,
 	virtualBackgroundPreferences: VirtualBackgroundPreferencesSchema
@@ -31,44 +31,41 @@ const RoomRequestOptionsSchema: z.ZodType<MeetRoomOptions> = z.object({
 		.number()
 		.positive('Expiration date must be a positive integer')
 		.min(Date.now(), 'Expiration date must be in the future'),
-	roomNamePrefix: z
+	roomIdPrefix: z
 		.string()
-		.transform((val) => val.replace(/\s+/g, '-'))
+		.transform(
+			(val) =>
+				val
+					.trim() // Remove leading and trailing spaces
+					.replace(/\s+/g, '') // Remove all whitespace instead of replacing it with hyphens
+					.replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9-]/g, '') // Remove any character except letters, numbers, and hyphens
+					.replace(/-+/g, '-') // Replace multiple consecutive hyphens with a single one
+					.replace(/-+$/, '') // Remove trailing hyphens
+		)
 		.optional()
 		.default(''),
 	preferences: RoomPreferencesSchema.optional().default({
 		recordingPreferences: { enabled: true },
 		chatPreferences: { enabled: true },
 		virtualBackgroundPreferences: { enabled: true }
-	}),
-	maxParticipants: z
-		.number()
-		.positive('Max participants must be a positive integer')
-		.nullable()
-		.optional()
-		.default(null)
+	})
+	// maxParticipants: z
+	// 	.number()
+	// 	.positive('Max participants must be a positive integer')
+	// 	.nullable()
+	// 	.optional()
+	// 	.default(null)
 });
 
 const GetParticipantRoleSchema = z.object({
 	secret: z.string()
 });
 
-export const validateRoomRequest = (req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) => {
+export const withValidRoomOptions = (req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) => {
 	const { success, error, data } = RoomRequestOptionsSchema.safeParse(req.body);
 
 	if (!success) {
-		const errors = error.errors.map((error) => ({
-			field: error.path.join('.'),
-			message: error.message
-		}));
-
-		console.log(errors);
-
-		return res.status(422).json({
-			error: 'Unprocessable Entity',
-			message: 'Invalid request body',
-			details: errors
-		});
+		return rejectRequest(res, error);
 	}
 
 	req.body = data;
@@ -105,3 +102,16 @@ export const validateGetParticipantRoleRequest = (req: Request, res: Response, n
 	req.query = data;
 	next();
 };
+
+const rejectRequest = (res: Response, error: z.ZodError) => {
+	const errors = error.errors.map((error) => ({
+		field: error.path.join('.'),
+		message: error.message
+	}));
+
+	return res.status(422).json({
+		error: 'Unprocessable Entity',
+		message: 'Invalid request body',
+		details: errors
+	});
+};
diff --git a/backend/src/middlewares/room.middleware.ts b/backend/src/middlewares/room.middleware.ts
index 47253b2..73e5851 100644
--- a/backend/src/middlewares/room.middleware.ts
+++ b/backend/src/middlewares/room.middleware.ts
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export const configureCreateRoomAuth = async (req: Request, res: Response, next:
  * - If the user is not a moderator, access is denied.
  */
 export const configureRoomAuthorization = async (req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) => {
-	const roomName = req.params.roomName as string;
+	const roomId = req.params.roomId as string;
 	const payload = req.session?.tokenClaims;
 
 	// If there is no token, the user is admin or it is invoked using the API key
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ export const configureRoomAuthorization = async (req: Request, res: Response, ne
 		return next();
 	}
 
-	const sameRoom = payload.video?.room === roomName;
+	const sameRoom = payload.video?.room === roomId;
 	const metadata = JSON.parse(payload.metadata || '{}');
 	const role = metadata.role as ParticipantRole;
 
diff --git a/backend/src/models/error.model.ts b/backend/src/models/error.model.ts
index 1cd377c..a329c45 100644
--- a/backend/src/models/error.model.ts
+++ b/backend/src/models/error.model.ts
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ export const errorRecordingCannotBeStoppedWhileStarting = (recordingId: string):
 	return new OpenViduMeetError('Recording Error', `Recording '${recordingId}' cannot be stopped while starting`, 409);
 };
 
-export const errorRecordingAlreadyStarted = (roomName: string): OpenViduMeetError => {
-	return new OpenViduMeetError('Recording Error', `The room '${roomName}' is already being recorded`, 409);
+export const errorRecordingAlreadyStarted = (roomId: string): OpenViduMeetError => {
+	return new OpenViduMeetError('Recording Error', `The room '${roomId}' is already being recorded`, 409);
 };
 
 const isMatchingError = (error: OpenViduMeetError, originalError: OpenViduMeetError): boolean => {
@@ -100,24 +100,24 @@ export const isErrorRecordingCannotBeStoppedWhileStarting = (
 };
 
 // Room errors
-export const errorRoomNotFound = (roomName: string): OpenViduMeetError => {
-	return new OpenViduMeetError('Room Error', `The room '${roomName}' does not exist`, 404);
+export const errorRoomNotFound = (roomId: string): OpenViduMeetError => {
+	return new OpenViduMeetError('Room Error', `The room '${roomId}' does not exist`, 404);
 };
 
 // Participant errors
 
-export const errorParticipantUnauthorized = (roomName: string): OpenViduMeetError => {
+export const errorParticipantUnauthorized = (roomId: string): OpenViduMeetError => {
 	return new OpenViduMeetError(
 		'Participant Error',
-		`Unauthorized generating token with received credentials in room '${roomName}'`,
+		`Unauthorized generating token with received credentials in room '${roomId}'`,
 		406
 	);
 };
 
-export const errorParticipantNotFound = (participantName: string, roomName: string): OpenViduMeetError => {
-	return new OpenViduMeetError('Participant Error', `'${participantName}' not found in room '${roomName}'`, 404);
+export const errorParticipantNotFound = (participantName: string, roomId: string): OpenViduMeetError => {
+	return new OpenViduMeetError('Participant Error', `'${participantName}' not found in room '${roomId}'`, 404);
 };
 
-export const errorParticipantAlreadyExists = (participantName: string, roomName: string): OpenViduMeetError => {
-	return new OpenViduMeetError('Room Error', `'${participantName}' already exists in room in ${roomName}`, 409);
+export const errorParticipantAlreadyExists = (participantName: string, roomId: string): OpenViduMeetError => {
+	return new OpenViduMeetError('Room Error', `'${participantName}' already exists in room in ${roomId}`, 409);
 };
diff --git a/backend/src/routes/global-preferences.routes.ts b/backend/src/routes/global-preferences.routes.ts
index 45873d2..6d2eb7d 100644
--- a/backend/src/routes/global-preferences.routes.ts
+++ b/backend/src/routes/global-preferences.routes.ts
@@ -46,4 +46,4 @@ preferencesRouter.get(
 	'/appearance',
 	withAuth(apiKeyValidator, tokenAndRoleValidator(UserRole.ADMIN)),
 	appearancePrefCtrl.getAppearancePreferences
-);
+);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backend/src/routes/room.routes.ts b/backend/src/routes/room.routes.ts
index a11be5a..df5d5b2 100644
--- a/backend/src/routes/room.routes.ts
+++ b/backend/src/routes/room.routes.ts
@@ -5,22 +5,26 @@ import {
 	withAuth,
 	tokenAndRoleValidator,
 	apiKeyValidator,
-	participantTokenValidator
-} from '../middlewares/auth.middleware.js';
-import {
+	participantTokenValidator,
 	validateGetParticipantRoleRequest,
 	validateGetRoomQueryParams,
-	validateRoomRequest
-} from '../middlewares/request-validators/room-validator.middleware.js';
+	withValidRoomOptions,
+	configureCreateRoomAuth,
+	configureRoomAuthorization
+} from '../middlewares/index.js';
+
 import { UserRole } from '@typings-ce';
-import { configureCreateRoomAuth, configureRoomAuthorization } from '../middlewares/room.middleware.js';
 
 export const roomRouter = Router();
 roomRouter.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: true }));
 roomRouter.use(bodyParser.json());
 
 // Room Routes
-roomRouter.post('/', configureCreateRoomAuth, validateRoomRequest, roomCtrl.createRoom);
+roomRouter.post('/', configureCreateRoomAuth, withValidRoomOptions, roomCtrl.createRoom);
+
+
+
+
 roomRouter.get(
 	'/',
 	withAuth(apiKeyValidator, tokenAndRoleValidator(UserRole.ADMIN)),
@@ -28,13 +32,13 @@ roomRouter.get(
 	roomCtrl.getRooms
 );
 roomRouter.get(
-	'/:roomName',
+	'/:roomId',
 	withAuth(apiKeyValidator, tokenAndRoleValidator(UserRole.ADMIN), participantTokenValidator),
 	configureRoomAuthorization,
 	validateGetRoomQueryParams,
 	roomCtrl.getRoom
 );
-roomRouter.delete('/:roomName', withAuth(apiKeyValidator, tokenAndRoleValidator(UserRole.ADMIN)), roomCtrl.deleteRooms);
+roomRouter.delete('/:roomId', withAuth(apiKeyValidator, tokenAndRoleValidator(UserRole.ADMIN)), roomCtrl.deleteRooms);
 
 // Room preferences
 roomRouter.put('/', withAuth(apiKeyValidator, tokenAndRoleValidator(UserRole.ADMIN)), roomCtrl.updateRoomPreferences);
@@ -44,4 +48,4 @@ export const internalRoomRouter = Router();
 internalRoomRouter.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: true }));
 internalRoomRouter.use(bodyParser.json());
 
-internalRoomRouter.get('/:roomName/participant-role', validateGetParticipantRoleRequest, roomCtrl.getParticipantRole);
+internalRoomRouter.get('/:roomId/participant-role', validateGetParticipantRoleRequest, roomCtrl.getParticipantRole);
diff --git a/backend/src/services/livekit.service.ts b/backend/src/services/livekit.service.ts
index 1cd2546..7b6665f 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/livekit.service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/livekit.service.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ import {
 	errorLivekitIsNotAvailable,
 	errorParticipantNotFound,
 	errorRoomNotFound,
-	internalError
+	internalError,
+	OpenViduMeetError
 } from '../models/error.model.js';
 import { ParticipantPermissions, ParticipantRole, TokenOptions } from '@typings-ce';
 import { RecordingHelper } from '../helpers/recording.helper.js';
@@ -52,6 +53,28 @@ export class LiveKitService {
 		}
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Checks if a room with the specified name exists in LiveKit.
+	 *
+	 * @param roomName - The name of the room to check
+	 * @returns A Promise that resolves to true if the room exists, false otherwise
+	 * @throws Will rethrow service availability or other unexpected errors
+	 */
+	async roomExists(roomName: string): Promise<boolean> {
+		try {
+			await this.getRoom(roomName);
+			return true;
+		} catch (error) {
+			if (error instanceof OpenViduMeetError && error.statusCode === 404) {
+				return false;
+			}
+
+			// Rethrow other errors as they indicate we couldn't determine if the room exists
+			this.logger.error(`Error checking if room ${roomName} exists:`, error);
+			throw error;
+		}
+	}
+
 	async getRoom(roomName: string): Promise<Room> {
 		let rooms: Room[] = [];
 
@@ -94,6 +117,14 @@ export class LiveKitService {
 		}
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Retrieves information about a specific participant in a LiveKit room.
+	 *
+	 * @param roomName - The name of the room where the participant is located
+	 * @param participantName - The name of the participant to retrieve
+	 * @returns A Promise that resolves to the participant's information
+	 * @throws An internal error if the participant cannot be found or another error occurs
+	 */
 	async getParticipant(roomName: string, participantName: string): Promise<ParticipantInfo> {
 		try {
 			return await this.roomClient.getParticipant(roomName, participantName);
@@ -132,8 +163,8 @@ export class LiveKitService {
 		permissions: ParticipantPermissions,
 		role: ParticipantRole
 	): Promise<string> {
-		const { roomName, participantName } = options;
-		this.logger.info(`Generating token for ${participantName} in room ${roomName}`);
+		const { roomId, participantName } = options;
+		this.logger.info(`Generating token for ${participantName} in room ${roomId}`);
 
 		const at = new AccessToken(LIVEKIT_API_KEY, LIVEKIT_API_SECRET, {
 			identity: participantName,
diff --git a/backend/src/services/participant.service.ts b/backend/src/services/participant.service.ts
index 6de9ebd..53f4b77 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/participant.service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/participant.service.ts
@@ -15,64 +15,66 @@ export class ParticipantService {
 	) {}
 
 	async generateOrRefreshParticipantToken(options: TokenOptions, refresh = false): Promise<string> {
-		const { roomName, participantName, secret } = options;
+		const { roomId, participantName, secret } = options;
 
 		// Check if participant with same participantName exists in the room
-		const participantExists = await this.participantExists(roomName, participantName);
+		const participantExists = await this.participantExists(roomId, participantName);
 
 		if (!refresh && participantExists) {
-			this.logger.verbose(`Participant ${participantName} already exists in room ${roomName}`);
-			throw errorParticipantAlreadyExists(participantName, roomName);
+			this.logger.verbose(`Participant ${participantName} already exists in room ${roomId}`);
+			throw errorParticipantAlreadyExists(participantName, roomId);
 		}
 
 		if (refresh && !participantExists) {
-			this.logger.verbose(`Participant ${participantName} does not exist in room ${roomName}`);
-			throw errorParticipantNotFound(participantName, roomName);
+			this.logger.verbose(`Participant ${participantName} does not exist in room ${roomId}`);
+			throw errorParticipantNotFound(participantName, roomId);
 		}
 
-		const role = await this.roomService.getRoomSecretRole(roomName, secret);
-		return this.generateParticipantToken(role, options);
+		const role = await this.roomService.getRoomSecretRole(roomId, secret);
+		const token = await this.generateParticipantToken(role, options);
+		this.logger.verbose(`Participant token generated for room ${roomId}`);
+		return token;
 	}
 
 	protected async generateParticipantToken(role: ParticipantRole, options: TokenOptions): Promise<string> {
-		const permissions = this.getParticipantPermissions(role, options.roomName);
+		const permissions = this.getParticipantPermissions(role, options.roomId);
 		return this.livekitService.generateToken(options, permissions, role);
 	}
 
-	async getParticipant(roomName: string, participantName: string): Promise<ParticipantInfo | null> {
+	async getParticipant(roomId: string, participantName: string): Promise<ParticipantInfo | null> {
 		this.logger.verbose(`Fetching participant ${participantName}`);
-		return this.livekitService.getParticipant(roomName, participantName);
+		return this.livekitService.getParticipant(roomId, participantName);
 	}
 
-	async participantExists(roomName: string, participantName: string): Promise<boolean> {
-		this.logger.verbose(`Checking if participant ${participantName} exists in room ${roomName}`);
+	async participantExists(roomId: string, participantName: string): Promise<boolean> {
+		this.logger.verbose(`Checking if participant ${participantName} exists in room ${roomId}`);
 
 		try {
-			const participant = await this.getParticipant(roomName, participantName);
+			const participant = await this.getParticipant(roomId, participantName);
 			return participant !== null;
 		} catch (error) {
 			return false;
 		}
 	}
 
-	async deleteParticipant(participantName: string, roomName: string): Promise<void> {
-		this.logger.verbose(`Deleting participant ${participantName} from room ${roomName}`);
+	async deleteParticipant(participantName: string, roomId: string): Promise<void> {
+		this.logger.verbose(`Deleting participant ${participantName} from room ${roomId}`);
 
-		return this.livekitService.deleteParticipant(participantName, roomName);
+		return this.livekitService.deleteParticipant(participantName, roomId);
 	}
 
-	getParticipantPermissions(role: ParticipantRole, roomName: string): ParticipantPermissions {
+	getParticipantPermissions(role: ParticipantRole, roomId: string): ParticipantPermissions {
 		switch (role) {
 			case ParticipantRole.MODERATOR:
-				return this.generateModeratorPermissions(roomName);
+				return this.generateModeratorPermissions(roomId);
 			case ParticipantRole.PUBLISHER:
-				return this.generatePublisherPermissions(roomName);
+				return this.generatePublisherPermissions(roomId);
 			default:
 				throw new Error(`Role ${role} not supported`);
 		}
 	}
 
-	protected generateModeratorPermissions(roomName: string): ParticipantPermissions {
+	protected generateModeratorPermissions(roomId: string): ParticipantPermissions {
 		return {
 			livekit: {
 				roomCreate: true,
@@ -80,7 +82,7 @@ export class ParticipantService {
 				roomList: true,
 				roomRecord: true,
 				roomAdmin: true,
-				room: roomName,
+				room: roomId,
 				ingressAdmin: true,
 				canPublish: true,
 				canSubscribe: true,
@@ -99,14 +101,14 @@ export class ParticipantService {
 		};
 	}
 
-	protected generatePublisherPermissions(roomName: string): ParticipantPermissions {
+	protected generatePublisherPermissions(roomId: string): ParticipantPermissions {
 		return {
 			livekit: {
 				roomJoin: true,
 				roomList: true,
 				roomRecord: false,
 				roomAdmin: false,
-				room: roomName,
+				room: roomId,
 				ingressAdmin: false,
 				canPublish: true,
 				canSubscribe: true,
diff --git a/backend/src/services/preferences/global-preferences-storage.interface.ts b/backend/src/services/preferences/global-preferences-storage.interface.ts
index 2b38c54..cce55d1 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/preferences/global-preferences-storage.interface.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/preferences/global-preferences-storage.interface.ts
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@ export interface PreferencesStorage<
 	/**
 	 * Retrieves the {@link MeetRoom}.
 	 *
-	 * @param roomName - The name of the room to retrieve.
+	 * @param roomId - The name of the room to retrieve.
 	 * @returns A promise that resolves to the OpenVidu Room, or null if not found.
 	 **/
-	getOpenViduRoom(roomName: string): Promise<R | null>;
+	getOpenViduRoom(roomId: string): Promise<R | null>;
 
 	/**
 	 * Saves the OpenVidu Room.
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ export interface PreferencesStorage<
 	/**
 	 * Deletes the OpenVidu Room for a given room name.
 	 *
-	 * @param roomName - The name of the room whose should be deleted.
+	 * @param roomId - The name of the room whose should be deleted.
 	 * @returns A promise that resolves when the room have been deleted.
 	 **/
-	deleteOpenViduRoom(roomName: string): Promise<void>;
+	deleteOpenViduRoom(roomId: string): Promise<void>;
 }
diff --git a/backend/src/services/preferences/global-preferences.service.ts b/backend/src/services/preferences/global-preferences.service.ts
index 54bba55..ef6a35c 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/preferences/global-preferences.service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/preferences/global-preferences.service.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * regardless of the underlying storage mechanism.
  */
 
-import { AuthMode, AuthType, GlobalPreferences, MeetRoom, RoomPreferences } from '@typings-ce';
+import { AuthMode, AuthType, GlobalPreferences, MeetRoom, MeetRoomPreferences } from '@typings-ce';
 import { LoggerService } from '../logger.service.js';
 import { PreferencesStorage } from './global-preferences-storage.interface.js';
 import { GlobalPreferencesStorageFactory } from './global-preferences.factory.js';
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ export class GlobalPreferencesService<
 	}
 
 	async saveOpenViduRoom(ovRoom: R): Promise<R> {
-		this.logger.info(`Saving OpenVidu room ${ovRoom.roomName}`);
+		this.logger.info(`Saving OpenVidu room ${ovRoom.roomId}`);
 		return this.storage.saveOpenViduRoom(ovRoom) as Promise<R>;
 	}
 
@@ -75,27 +75,27 @@ export class GlobalPreferencesService<
 	/**
 	 * Retrieves the preferences associated with a specific room.
 	 *
-	 * @param roomName - The unique identifier for the room.
+	 * @param roomId - The unique identifier for the room.
 	 * @returns A promise that resolves to the room's preferences.
 	 * @throws Error if the room preferences are not found.
 	 */
-	async getOpenViduRoom(roomName: string): Promise<R> {
-		const openviduRoom = await this.storage.getOpenViduRoom(roomName);
+	async getOpenViduRoom(roomId: string): Promise<R> {
+		const openviduRoom = await this.storage.getOpenViduRoom(roomId);
 
 		if (!openviduRoom) {
-			this.logger.error(`Room not found for room ${roomName}`);
-			throw errorRoomNotFound(roomName);
+			this.logger.error(`Room not found for room ${roomId}`);
+			throw errorRoomNotFound(roomId);
 		}
 
 		return openviduRoom as R;
 	}
 
-	async deleteOpenViduRoom(roomName: string): Promise<void> {
-		return this.storage.deleteOpenViduRoom(roomName);
+	async deleteOpenViduRoom(roomId: string): Promise<void> {
+		return this.storage.deleteOpenViduRoom(roomId);
 	}
 
-	async getOpenViduRoomPreferences(roomName: string): Promise<RoomPreferences> {
-		const openviduRoom = await this.getOpenViduRoom(roomName);
+	async getOpenViduRoomPreferences(roomId: string): Promise<MeetRoomPreferences> {
+		const openviduRoom = await this.getOpenViduRoom(roomId);
 
 		if (!openviduRoom.preferences) {
 			throw new Error('Room preferences not found');
@@ -109,11 +109,11 @@ export class GlobalPreferencesService<
 	 * @param {RoomPreferences} roomPreferences
 	 * @returns {Promise<GlobalPreferences>}
 	 */
-	async updateOpenViduRoomPreferences(roomName: string, roomPreferences: RoomPreferences): Promise<R> {
+	async updateOpenViduRoomPreferences(roomId: string, roomPreferences: MeetRoomPreferences): Promise<R> {
 		// TODO: Move validation to the controller layer
 		this.validateRoomPreferences(roomPreferences);
 
-		const openviduRoom = await this.getOpenViduRoom(roomName);
+		const openviduRoom = await this.getOpenViduRoom(roomId);
 		openviduRoom.preferences = roomPreferences;
 		return this.saveOpenViduRoom(openviduRoom);
 	}
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ export class GlobalPreferencesService<
 	 * Validates the room preferences.
 	 * @param {RoomPreferences} preferences
 	 */
-	validateRoomPreferences(preferences: RoomPreferences) {
+	validateRoomPreferences(preferences: MeetRoomPreferences) {
 		const { recordingPreferences, chatPreferences, virtualBackgroundPreferences } = preferences;
 
 		if (!recordingPreferences || !chatPreferences || !virtualBackgroundPreferences) {
diff --git a/backend/src/services/preferences/s3-preferences-storage.ts b/backend/src/services/preferences/s3-preferences-storage.ts
index 0d340ba..46ed2eb 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/preferences/s3-preferences-storage.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/preferences/s3-preferences-storage.ts
@@ -80,14 +80,14 @@ export class S3PreferenceStorage<
 	}
 
 	async saveOpenViduRoom(ovRoom: R): Promise<R> {
-		const { roomName } = ovRoom;
-		const s3Path = `${MEET_S3_ROOMS_PREFIX}/${roomName}/${roomName}.json`;
+		const { roomId } = ovRoom;
+		const s3Path = `${MEET_S3_ROOMS_PREFIX}/${roomId}/${roomId}.json`;
 		const roomStr = JSON.stringify(ovRoom);
 
 		const results = await Promise.allSettled([
 			this.s3Service.saveObject(s3Path, ovRoom),
 			// TODO: Use a key prefix for Redis
-			this.redisService.set(roomName, roomStr, false)
+			this.redisService.set(roomId, roomStr, false)
 		]);
 
 		const s3Result = results[0];
@@ -102,15 +102,15 @@ export class S3PreferenceStorage<
 			try {
 				await this.s3Service.deleteObject(s3Path);
 			} catch (rollbackError) {
-				this.logger.error(`Error rolling back S3 save for room ${roomName}: ${rollbackError}`);
+				this.logger.error(`Error rolling back S3 save for room ${roomId}: ${rollbackError}`);
 			}
 		}
 
 		if (redisResult.status === 'fulfilled') {
 			try {
-				await this.redisService.delete(roomName);
+				await this.redisService.delete(roomId);
 			} catch (rollbackError) {
-				this.logger.error(`Error rolling back Redis set for room ${roomName}: ${rollbackError}`);
+				this.logger.error(`Error rolling back Redis set for room ${roomId}: ${rollbackError}`);
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ export class S3PreferenceStorage<
 		const rejectedResult: PromiseRejectedResult =
 			s3Result.status === 'rejected' ? s3Result : (redisResult as PromiseRejectedResult);
 		const error = rejectedResult.reason;
-		this.handleError(error, `Error saving Room preferences for room ${roomName}`);
+		this.handleError(error, `Error saving Room preferences for room ${roomId}`);
 		throw error;
 	}
 
@@ -138,16 +138,16 @@ export class S3PreferenceStorage<
 			}
 
 			// Extract room names from file paths
-			const roomNamesList = roomFiles.map((file) => this.extractRoomName(file.Key)).filter(Boolean) as string[];
+			const roomIds = roomFiles.map((file) => this.extractRoomId(file.Key)).filter(Boolean) as string[];
 			// Fetch room preferences in parallel
 			const rooms = await Promise.all(
-				roomNamesList.map(async (roomName: string) => {
-					if (!roomName) return null;
+				roomIds.map(async (roomId: string) => {
+					if (!roomId) return null;
 
 					try {
-						return await this.getOpenViduRoom(roomName);
+						return await this.getOpenViduRoom(roomId);
 					} catch (error: any) {
-						this.logger.warn(`Failed to fetch room "${roomName}": ${error.message}`);
+						this.logger.warn(`Failed to fetch room "${roomId}": ${error.message}`);
 						return null;
 					}
 				})
@@ -162,13 +162,13 @@ export class S3PreferenceStorage<
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Extracts the room name from the given file path.
+	 * Extracts the room id from the given file path.
 	 * Assumes the room name is located one directory before the file name.
-	 * Example: 'path/to/roomName/file.json' -> 'roomName'
+	 * Example: 'path/to/roomId/file.json' -> 'roomId'
 	 * @param filePath - The S3 object key representing the file path.
 	 * @returns The extracted room name or null if extraction fails.
 	 */
-	private extractRoomName(filePath?: string): string | null {
+	private extractRoomId(filePath?: string): string | null {
 		if (!filePath) return null;
 
 		const parts = filePath.split('/');
@@ -198,14 +198,14 @@ export class S3PreferenceStorage<
 		}
 	}
 
-	async deleteOpenViduRoom(roomName: string): Promise<void> {
+	async deleteOpenViduRoom(roomId: string): Promise<void> {
 		try {
 			await Promise.all([
-				this.s3Service.deleteObject(`${MEET_S3_ROOMS_PREFIX}/${roomName}/${roomName}.json`),
-				this.redisService.delete(roomName)
+				this.s3Service.deleteObject(`${MEET_S3_ROOMS_PREFIX}/${roomId}/${roomId}.json`),
+				this.redisService.delete(roomId)
 			]);
 		} catch (error) {
-			this.handleError(error, `Error deleting Room preferences for room ${roomName}`);
+			this.handleError(error, `Error deleting Room preferences for room ${roomId}`);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/backend/src/services/recording.service.ts b/backend/src/services/recording.service.ts
index 523f62a..dd1e44a 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/recording.service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/recording.service.ts
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ export class RecordingService {
 		let acquiredLock: RedisLock | null = null;
 
 		try {
-			const room = await this.roomService.getOpenViduRoom(roomId);
+			const room = await this.roomService.getMeetRoom(roomId);
 
 			if (!room) throw errorRoomNotFound(roomId);
 
@@ -364,9 +364,9 @@ export class RecordingService {
 	 * and sends it to the OpenVidu Components in the given room. The payload
 	 * is adapted to match the expected format for OpenVidu Components.
 	 */
-	sendRecordingSignalToOpenViduComponents(roomName: string, recordingInfo: MeetRecordingInfo) {
+	sendRecordingSignalToOpenViduComponents(roomId: string, recordingInfo: MeetRecordingInfo) {
 		const { payload, options } = OpenViduComponentsAdapterHelper.generateRecordingSignal(recordingInfo);
-		return this.roomService.sendSignal(roomName, payload, options);
+		return this.roomService.sendSignal(roomId, payload, options);
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/backend/src/services/room.service.ts b/backend/src/services/room.service.ts
index e1f343f..e2dca99 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/room.service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/room.service.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ import { SystemEventService } from './system-event.service.js';
 import { TaskSchedulerService } from './task-scheduler.service.js';
 import { errorParticipantUnauthorized } from '../models/error.model.js';
 import { OpenViduComponentsAdapterHelper } from '../helpers/index.js';
+import { uid } from 'uid/single';
+import { MEET_NAME_ID } from '../environment.js';
+import ms from 'ms';
 
 /**
  * Service for managing OpenVidu Meet rooms.
@@ -34,24 +37,23 @@ export class RoomService {
 	 */
 	async initialize(): Promise<void> {
 		this.systemEventService.onRedisReady(async () => {
-			try {
-				await this.deleteOpenViduExpiredRooms();
-			} catch (error) {
-				this.logger.error('Error deleting OpenVidu expired rooms:', error);
-			}
-
-			await Promise.all([
-				//TODO: Livekit rooms should not be created here. They should be created when a user joins a room.
-				this.restoreMissingLivekitRooms().catch((error) =>
-					this.logger.error('Error restoring missing rooms:', error)
-				),
-				this.taskSchedulerService.startRoomGarbageCollector(this.deleteExpiredRooms.bind(this))
-			]);
+			// try {
+			// 	await this.deleteOpenViduExpiredRooms();
+			// } catch (error) {
+			// 	this.logger.error('Error deleting OpenVidu expired rooms:', error);
+			// }
+			// await Promise.all([
+			// 	//TODO: Livekit rooms should not be created here. They should be created when a user joins a room.
+			// 	this.restoreMissingLivekitRooms().catch((error) =>
+			// 		this.logger.error('Error restoring missing rooms:', error)
+			// 	),
+			// 	this.taskSchedulerService.startRoomGarbageCollector(this.deleteExpiredRooms.bind(this))
+			// ]);
 		});
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Creates an OpenVidu room with the specified options.
+	 * Creates an OpenVidu Meet room with the specified options.
 	 *
 	 * @param {string} baseUrl - The base URL for the room.
 	 * @param {MeetRoomOptions} options - The options for creating the OpenVidu room.
@@ -60,16 +62,57 @@ export class RoomService {
 	 * @throws {Error} If the room creation fails.
 	 *
 	 */
-	async createRoom(baseUrl: string, roomOptions: MeetRoomOptions): Promise<MeetRoom> {
-		const livekitRoom: Room = await this.createLivekitRoom(roomOptions);
+	async createMeetRoom(baseUrl: string, roomOptions: MeetRoomOptions): Promise<MeetRoom> {
+		const { preferences, expirationDate, roomIdPrefix } = roomOptions;
+		const roomId = roomIdPrefix ? `${roomIdPrefix}-${uid(15)}` : uid(15);
 
-		const openviduRoom: MeetRoom = this.generateOpenViduRoom(baseUrl, livekitRoom, roomOptions);
+		const openviduRoom: MeetRoom = {
+			roomId,
+			roomIdPrefix,
+			creationDate: Date.now(),
+			// maxParticipants,
+			expirationDate,
+			preferences,
+			moderatorRoomUrl: `${baseUrl}/room/${roomId}?secret=${secureUid(10)}`,
+			publisherRoomUrl: `${baseUrl}/room/${roomId}?secret=${secureUid(10)}`
+		};
 
 		await this.globalPrefService.saveOpenViduRoom(openviduRoom);
 
 		return openviduRoom;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Creates a LiveKit room for the specified Meet Room.
+	 *
+	 * This method creates a LiveKit room with the specified room name and metadata.
+	 * The metadata includes the room options from the Meet Room.
+	 **/
+	async createLivekitRoom(roomId: string): Promise<Room> {
+		const roomExists = await this.livekitService.roomExists(roomId);
+
+		if (roomExists) {
+			this.logger.verbose(`Room ${roomId} already exists in LiveKit.`);
+			return this.livekitService.getRoom(roomId);
+		}
+
+		const meetRoom: MeetRoom = await this.getMeetRoom(roomId);
+		const livekitRoomOptions: CreateOptions = {
+			name: roomId,
+			metadata: JSON.stringify({
+				createdBy: MEET_NAME_ID,
+				roomOptions: MeetRoomHelper.toOpenViduOptions(meetRoom)
+			}),
+			emptyTimeout: ms('20s'),
+			departureTimeout: ms('20s')
+			// maxParticipants: maxParticipants || undefined,
+		};
+
+		const room = await this.livekitService.createRoom(livekitRoomOptions);
+		this.logger.verbose(`Room ${roomId} created in LiveKit.`);
+		return room;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Retrieves a list of rooms.
 	 * @returns A Promise that resolves to an array of {@link MeetRoom} objects.
@@ -82,11 +125,11 @@ export class RoomService {
 	/**
 	 * Retrieves an OpenVidu room by its name.
 	 *
-	 * @param roomName - The name of the room to retrieve.
+	 * @param roomId - The name of the room to retrieve.
 	 * @returns A promise that resolves to an {@link MeetRoom} object.
 	 */
-	async getOpenViduRoom(roomName: string): Promise<MeetRoom> {
-		return await this.globalPrefService.getOpenViduRoom(roomName);
+	async getMeetRoom(roomId: string): Promise<MeetRoom> {
+		return await this.globalPrefService.getOpenViduRoom(roomId);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -94,19 +137,19 @@ export class RoomService {
 	 *
 	 * This method deletes rooms from both LiveKit and OpenVidu services.
 	 *
-	 * @param roomNames - An array of room names to be deleted.
+	 * @param roomIds - An array of room names to be deleted.
 	 * @returns A promise that resolves with an array of successfully deleted room names.
 	 */
-	async deleteRooms(roomNames: string[]): Promise<string[]> {
+	async deleteRooms(roomIds: string[]): Promise<string[]> {
 		const [openViduResults, livekitResults] = await Promise.all([
-			this.deleteOpenViduRooms(roomNames),
-			Promise.allSettled(roomNames.map((roomName) => this.livekitService.deleteRoom(roomName)))
+			this.deleteOpenViduRooms(roomIds),
+			Promise.allSettled(roomIds.map((roomId) => this.livekitService.deleteRoom(roomId)))
 		]);
 
 		// Log errors from LiveKit deletions
 		livekitResults.forEach((result, index) => {
 			if (result.status === 'rejected') {
-				this.logger.error(`Failed to delete LiveKit room "${roomNames[index]}": ${result.reason}`);
+				this.logger.error(`Failed to delete LiveKit room "${roomIds[index]}": ${result.reason}`);
 			}
 		});
 
@@ -115,7 +158,7 @@ export class RoomService {
 
 		livekitResults.forEach((result, index) => {
 			if (result.status === 'fulfilled') {
-				successfullyDeleted.add(roomNames[index]);
+				successfullyDeleted.add(roomIds[index]);
 			}
 		});
 
@@ -125,25 +168,25 @@ export class RoomService {
 	/**
 	 * Deletes OpenVidu rooms.
 	 *
-	 * @param roomNames - List of room names to delete.
+	 * @param roomIds - List of room names to delete.
 	 * @returns A promise that resolves with an array of successfully deleted room names.
 	 */
-	async deleteOpenViduRooms(roomNames: string[]): Promise<string[]> {
+	async deleteOpenViduRooms(roomIds: string[]): Promise<string[]> {
 		const results = await Promise.allSettled(
-			roomNames.map((roomName) => this.globalPrefService.deleteOpenViduRoom(roomName))
+			roomIds.map((roomId) => this.globalPrefService.deleteOpenViduRoom(roomId))
 		);
 
 		const successfulRooms: string[] = [];
 
 		results.forEach((result, index) => {
 			if (result.status === 'fulfilled') {
-				successfulRooms.push(roomNames[index]);
+				successfulRooms.push(roomIds[index]);
 			} else {
-				this.logger.error(`Failed to delete OpenVidu room "${roomNames[index]}": ${result.reason}`);
+				this.logger.error(`Failed to delete OpenVidu room "${roomIds[index]}": ${result.reason}`);
 			}
 		});
 
-		if (successfulRooms.length === roomNames.length) {
+		if (successfulRooms.length === roomIds.length) {
 			this.logger.verbose('All OpenVidu rooms have been deleted.');
 		}
 
@@ -151,15 +194,16 @@ export class RoomService {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Determines the role of a participant in a room based on the provided secret.
+	 * Validates a secret against a room's moderator and publisher secrets and returns the corresponding role.
 	 *
-	 * @param room - The OpenVidu room object.
-	 * @param secret - The secret used to identify the participant's role.
-	 * @returns The role of the participant {@link ParticipantRole}.
-	 * @throws Will throw an error if the secret is invalid.
+	 * @param roomId - The unique identifier of the room to check
+	 * @param secret - The secret to validate against the room's moderator and publisher secrets
+	 * @returns A promise that resolves to the participant role (MODERATOR or PUBLISHER) if the secret is valid
+	 * @throws Error if the moderator or publisher secrets cannot be extracted from their URLs
+	 * @throws Error if the provided secret doesn't match any of the room's secrets (unauthorized)
 	 */
-	async getRoomSecretRole(roomName: string, secret: string): Promise<ParticipantRole> {
-		const room = await this.getOpenViduRoom(roomName);
+	async getRoomSecretRole(roomId: string, secret: string): Promise<ParticipantRole> {
+		const room = await this.getMeetRoom(roomId);
 		const { moderatorRoomUrl, publisherRoomUrl } = room;
 
 		const extractSecret = (urlString: string, type: string): string => {
@@ -180,13 +224,13 @@ export class RoomService {
 			case publisherSecret:
 				return ParticipantRole.PUBLISHER;
 			default:
-				throw errorParticipantUnauthorized(roomName);
+				throw errorParticipantUnauthorized(roomId);
 		}
 	}
 
-	async sendRoomStatusSignalToOpenViduComponents(roomName: string, participantSid: string) {
+	async sendRoomStatusSignalToOpenViduComponents(roomId: string, participantSid: string) {
 		// Check if recording is started in the room
-		const activeEgressArray = await this.livekitService.getActiveEgress(roomName);
+		const activeEgressArray = await this.livekitService.getActiveEgress(roomId);
 		const isRecordingStarted = activeEgressArray.length > 0;
 
 		// Skip if recording is not started
@@ -200,61 +244,20 @@ export class RoomService {
 			participantSid
 		);
 
-		await this.sendSignal(roomName, payload, options);
+		await this.sendSignal(roomId, payload, options);
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Sends a signal to participants in a specified room.
 	 *
-	 * @param roomName - The name of the room where the signal will be sent.
+	 * @param roomId - The name of the room where the signal will be sent.
 	 * @param rawData - The raw data to be sent as the signal.
 	 * @param options - Options for sending the data, including the topic and destination identities.
 	 * @returns A promise that resolves when the signal has been sent.
 	 */
-	async sendSignal(roomName: string, rawData: any, options: SendDataOptions): Promise<void> {
-		this.logger.verbose(`Notifying participants in room ${roomName}: "${options.topic}".`);
-		this.livekitService.sendData(roomName, rawData, options);
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Creates a Livekit room with the specified options.
-	 *
-	 * @param roomOptions - The options for creating the room.
-	 * @returns A promise that resolves to the created room.
-	 */
-	protected async createLivekitRoom(roomOptions: MeetRoomOptions): Promise<Room> {
-		const livekitRoomOptions: CreateOptions = MeetRoomHelper.generateLivekitRoomOptions(roomOptions);
-
-		return this.livekitService.createRoom(livekitRoomOptions);
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Converts a LiveKit room to an OpenVidu room.
-	 *
-	 * @param livekitRoom - The LiveKit room object containing metadata, name, and creation time.
-	 * @param roomOptions - Options for the OpenVidu room including preferences and end date.
-	 * @returns The converted OpenVidu room object.
-	 * @throws Will throw an error if metadata is not found in the LiveKit room.
-	 */
-	protected generateOpenViduRoom(
-		baseUrl: string,
-		livekitRoom: Room,
-		roomOptions: MeetRoomOptions
-	): MeetRoom {
-		const { name: roomName, creationTime } = livekitRoom;
-		const { preferences, expirationDate, roomNamePrefix, maxParticipants } = roomOptions;
-
-		const openviduRoom: MeetRoom = {
-			roomName,
-			roomNamePrefix,
-			creationDate: Number(creationTime) * 1000,
-			maxParticipants,
-			expirationDate,
-			moderatorRoomUrl: `${baseUrl}/room/${roomName}?secret=${secureUid(10)}`,
-			publisherRoomUrl: `${baseUrl}/room/${roomName}?secret=${secureUid(10)}`,
-			preferences
-		};
-		return openviduRoom;
+	async sendSignal(roomId: string, rawData: Record<string, unknown>, options: SendDataOptions): Promise<void> {
+		this.logger.verbose(`Notifying participants in room ${roomId}: "${options.topic}".`);
+		this.livekitService.sendData(roomId, rawData, options);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -274,7 +277,7 @@ export class RoomService {
 			}
 
 			const livekitResults = await Promise.allSettled(
-				ovExpiredRooms.map((roomName) => this.livekitService.deleteRoom(roomName))
+				ovExpiredRooms.map((roomId) => this.livekitService.deleteRoom(roomId))
 			);
 
 			const successfulRooms: string[] = [];
@@ -309,7 +312,7 @@ export class RoomService {
 		const rooms = await this.listOpenViduRooms();
 		const expiredRooms = rooms
 			.filter((room) => room.expirationDate && room.expirationDate < now)
-			.map((room) => room.roomName);
+			.map((room) => room.roomId);
 
 		if (expiredRooms.length === 0) {
 			this.logger.verbose('No OpenVidu expired rooms to delete.');
@@ -353,7 +356,7 @@ export class RoomService {
 		}
 
 		const missingRooms: MeetRoom[] = ovRooms.filter(
-			(ovRoom) => !lkRooms.some((room) => room.name === ovRoom.roomName)
+			(ovRoom) => !lkRooms.some((room) => room.name === ovRoom.roomId)
 		);
 
 		if (missingRooms.length === 0) {
@@ -364,17 +367,17 @@ export class RoomService {
 		this.logger.info(`Restoring ${missingRooms.length} missing rooms`);
 
 		const creationResults = await Promise.allSettled(
-			missingRooms.map((ovRoom) => {
-				this.logger.debug(`Restoring room: ${ovRoom.roomName}`);
-				this.createLivekitRoom(ovRoom);
+			missingRooms.map(({ roomId }: MeetRoom) => {
+				this.logger.debug(`Restoring room: ${roomId}`);
+				this.createLivekitRoom(roomId);
 			})
 		);
 
 		creationResults.forEach((result, index) => {
 			if (result.status === 'rejected') {
-				this.logger.error(`Failed to restore room "${missingRooms[index].roomName}": ${result.reason}`);
+				this.logger.error(`Failed to restore room "${missingRooms[index].roomId}": ${result.reason}`);
 			} else {
-				this.logger.info(`Restored room "${missingRooms[index].roomName}"`);
+				this.logger.info(`Restored room "${missingRooms[index].roomId}"`);
 			}
 		});
 	}