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 `monado-gui` serves the important function of calibrating cameras for positional tracking. See [Setting up Playstation Move Controllers]({% link positional-tracking-psmove.md %}) for an example of using it for calibration.
 
+`monado-gui` stores persistent configuration in `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME`, or by default `~/.config/monado/`. A configuration file is only required for setups that require camera calibration (PSVR, PS Move).
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 ## monado-cli
 
 `monado-cli probe` and the more verbose `monado-cli test` provide an easy way to test which supported devices monado finds and can open.