Здесь приводится простейший вариант конфигурационного файла polipo.conf (только незакомментированные команды).
### Basic configuration
proxyaddress = "127.0.0.1"
proxyport = 8118
allowedclients = 127.0.0.1
allowedports = 1-65535
proxyName = "localhost"
cacheIsShared = false
socksParentProxy = "localhost:9050"
socksProxyType = socks5
chunkHighMark = 33554432
diskCacheRoot = ""
disableLocalInterface = true
disableConfiguration = true
dnsUseGethostbyname = yes
disableVia = true
censoredHeaders = from,accept-language,x-pad,link
censorReferer = maybe
maxConnectionAge = 5m
maxConnectionRequests = 120
serverMaxSlots = 8
serverSlots = 2
tunnelAllowedPorts = 1-65535