How to start Privoxy service with custom made configuration file

I copied the default "config.new" file to a new file named "myconf". I made custom changes to the settings inside this "myconf" file. File ownership was changed to privoxy:privoxy which is aligned to all other files inside "/etc/privoxy/" directory. Then I try starting Privoxy by running:

/usr/sbin/privoxy --user privoxy /etc/privoxy/myconf

No error message is shown after running the above command but the Privoxy didn't start.
Is Privoxy designed to be able to use the default "/etc/privoxy/config" file only?