# Demo videos - start working with refgenie Check out these demonstration videos, which show how to quickly start working with refgenie. After refgenie Python package is installed with `pip install refgenie`, refgenie can be used with or without genome configuration file. ## Without config - remote mode If used *without* genome configuration file, the data does not persist from session to session. It's really useful in cloud applications. *Hint: all of these commands end with "r"*: - `refgenie listr` - `refgenie seekr` - `refgenie populater` ## With config - local mode If used *with* genome configuration file, the data persists from session to session. That's the most common scenario, you can `build`, `pull` and `seek` assets managed locally.