Binding MongoDB process to a specific network interface and port

As you might have observed, after starting the MongoDB server, the mongod process binds to all interfaces which may not be suitable for all use cases. For example, if you are using MongoDB for development or you are running a single node instance on the same server as your application, you probably do not wish to expose MongoDB to the entire network. You might also have a server with multiple network interfaces and may wish to have MongoDB server listen to a specific network interface. In this recipe, we will see how to start MongoDB on a specific interface and port.