diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6009f06..12526e8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ yarn-error.log*
 
 # local env files
 .env*.local
+.env
 
 # vercel
 .vercel
diff --git a/app/api/join/route.ts b/app/api/join/route.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index f41bcd8..9a73de8 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@
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+        "ws": "~8.11.0"
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+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=10.2.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/engine.io-client": {
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+        "ws": "~8.11.0",
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@@ -2833,6 +2931,25 @@
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@@ -3776,6 +3899,57 @@
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1145d79..981731b 100644
--- a/package.json
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@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@
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diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index c714696..08b0ec4 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@
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+      "@/*": ["./*"],
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