Feature: Clubs - server-based room access, invite/join flows, text and audio rooms

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Feature Request: Clubs (Discord-like Server Structure)

Summary

Introduce a new "Clubs" feature, similar to Discord server creation, as a major product pivot. The essence is to enable users to create "clubs" (private or public servers), within which multiple rooms (both text and audio) can exist and be managed.

Details

• Users can create clubs, acting as containers or servers.
• Inside a club, users can create and manage both text rooms and audio rooms.
• Change the access model from the current root-level room access to a server-based (club-based) room access structure.
• Add features for invites, join links, and membership management.
• Each club can have its own access controls, settings, invites, join requests, and moderation tools.
• Clubs serve as communities or topic-based hubs, aligning more closely to Discord's server model.

Requirements

• Migrate from root room access to server (club) based room access.
• Support for text and audio rooms under each club.
• Club creation, editing, and management UI/UX.
• Invite, join, and discoverability mechanisms for clubs.
• Enhanced permission and moderation tools within each club.
• Robust backend handling for scalable group management.

Impact

This is a full-feature pivot and will affect:

• The application’s navigation & entry points,
• Access control systems,
• Chat & audio infrastructures,
• User community management experience.

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Note: This is a broad and strategic feature request; detailed sub-issues may be needed for design, implementation (frontend/backend), migration, and QA.