diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ef74a51..783156b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ __pycache__/
 dist/
 build/
 .venv/
+config/s5p.yaml
diff --git a/config/example.yaml b/config/example.yaml
index 9bb0f3b..d6635fe 100644
--- a/config/example.yaml
+++ b/config/example.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-# s5p configuration
+# s5p example configuration
+# Copy to config/s5p.yaml and edit to taste.
 
 listen: 127.0.0.1:1080
 timeout: 10
@@ -7,9 +8,9 @@ log_level: info
 # Proxy chain -- connections tunnel through each hop in order.
 # Supported protocols: socks5://, socks4://, http://
 #
-# Example: route through Tor, then an external SOCKS5 proxy
+# Example: Tor first hop, then a public proxy
 chain:
   - socks5://127.0.0.1:9050          # Tor
-  # - socks5://user:pass@proxy:1080  # authenticated SOCKS5
-  # - socks4://proxy:1080            # SOCKS4/4a
-  # - http://user:pass@proxy:8080    # HTTP CONNECT
+  # - socks5://user:pass@proxy:1080  # post-Tor SOCKS5 proxy
+  # - socks4://proxy:1080            # post-Tor SOCKS4/4a proxy
+  # - http://user:pass@proxy:8080    # post-Tor HTTP CONNECT proxy