diff --git a/mongodb/attributes/default.rb b/mongodb/attributes/default.rb
index fa59bbb..86c967a 100755
--- a/mongodb/attributes/default.rb
+++ b/mongodb/attributes/default.rb
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 default[:mongodb][:dbpath] = "/var/lib/mongodb"
 default[:mongodb][:logpath] = "/var/log/mongodb"
+default[:mongodb][:bind_ip] = nil
 default[:mongodb][:port] = 27017
 
 # cluster identifier
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@
   default[:mongodb][:root_group] = "wheel"
   default[:mongodb][:package_name] = "mongodb"
 
-when "centos","redhat","fedora","amazon"
+when "centos","redhat","fedora","amazon","scientific"
   default[:mongodb][:defaults_dir] = "/etc/sysconfig"
   default[:mongodb][:package_name] = "mongo-10gen-server"
   default[:mongodb][:user] = "mongod"
@@ -55,5 +56,6 @@
   default[:mongodb][:defaults_dir] = "/etc/default"
   default[:mongodb][:root_group] = "root"
   default[:mongodb][:package_name] = "mongodb-10gen"
+  default[:mongodb][:apt_repo] = "debian-sysvinit"
 
 end
diff --git a/mongodb/definitions/mongodb.rb b/mongodb/definitions/mongodb.rb
index f112d45..d5a538b 100755
--- a/mongodb/definitions/mongodb.rb
+++ b/mongodb/definitions/mongodb.rb
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 #
 
-define :mongodb_instance, :mongodb_type => "mongod" , :action => [:enable, :start], :port => 27017 , \
-    :logpath => "/var/log/mongodb", :dbpath => "/data", :configfile => "/etc/mongodb.conf", \
-    :configserver => [], :replicaset => nil, :enable_rest => false, \
-    :notifies => [] do
+define :mongodb_instance, :mongodb_type => "mongod" , :action => [:enable, :start],
+    :bind_ip => nil, :port => 27017 , :logpath => "/var/log/mongodb",
+    :dbpath => "/data", :configfile => "/etc/mongodb.conf", :configserver => [],
+    :replicaset => nil, :enable_rest => false, :notifies => [] do
     
   include_recipe "mongodb::default"
   
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
   service_action = params[:action]
   service_notifies = params[:notifies]
   
+  bind_ip = params[:bind_ip]
   port = params[:port]
 
   logpath = params[:logpath]
@@ -93,6 +94,7 @@
       "name" => name,
       "config" => configfile,
       "configdb" => configserver,
+      "bind_ip" => bind_ip,
       "port" => port,
       "logpath" => logfile,
       "dbpath" => dbpath,
@@ -139,7 +141,9 @@
   service name do
     supports :status => true, :restart => true
     action service_action
-    notifies service_notifies
+    service_notifies.each do |service_notify|
+      notifies :run, service_notify
+    end
     if !replicaset_name.nil?
       notifies :create, "ruby_block[config_replicaset]"
     end
diff --git a/mongodb/metadata.rb b/mongodb/metadata.rb
index 8475652..9063585 100755
--- a/mongodb/metadata.rb
+++ b/mongodb/metadata.rb
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
+name              "mongodb"
 maintainer        "edelight GmbH"
 maintainer_email  "markus.korn@edelight.de"
 license           "Apache 2.0"
 description       "Installs and configures mongodb"
-version           "0.11"
+version           "0.12"
 
 recipe "mongodb", "Installs and configures a single node mongodb instance"
 recipe "mongodb::10gen_repo", "Adds the 10gen repo to get the latest packages"
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@
 depends "apt"
 depends "yum"
 
-%w{ ubuntu debian freebsd centos redhat fedora amazon }.each do |os|
+%w{ ubuntu debian freebsd centos redhat fedora amazon scientific}.each do |os|
   supports os
 end
 
@@ -22,22 +23,22 @@
   :display_name => "dbpath",
   :description => "Path to store the mongodb data",
   :default => "/var/lib/mongodb"
-  
+
 attribute "mongodb/logpath",
   :display_name => "logpath",
   :description => "Path to store the logfiles of a mongodb instance",
   :default => "/var/log/mongodb"
-  
+
 attribute "mongodb/port",
   :display_name => "Port",
   :description => "Port the mongodb instance is running on",
   :default => "27017"
-  
+
 attribute "mongodb/client_roles",
   :display_name => "Client Roles",
   :description => "Roles of nodes who need access to the mongodb instance",
   :default => []
-  
+
 attribute "mongodb/cluster_name",
   :display_name => "Cluster Name",
   :description => "Name of the mongodb cluster, all nodes of a cluster must have the same name.",
@@ -46,8 +47,8 @@
 attribute "mongodb/shard_name",
   :display_name => "Shard name",
   :description => "Name of a mongodb shard",
-  :default => "default"  
-  
+  :default => "default"
+
 attribute "mongodb/sharded_collections",
   :display_name => "Sharded Collections",
   :description => "collections to shard",
@@ -57,7 +58,12 @@
   :display_name => "Replicaset_name",
   :description => "Name of a mongodb replicaset",
   :default => nil
-  
+
 attribute "mongodb/enable_rest",
   :display_name => "Enable Rest",
   :description => "Enable the ReST interface of the webserver"
+
+attribute "mongodb/bind_ip",
+  :display_name => "Bind address",
+  :description => "MongoDB instance bind address",
+  :default => nil
diff --git a/mongodb/recipes/10gen_repo.rb b/mongodb/recipes/10gen_repo.rb
index 5cb6e83..19c1993 100755
--- a/mongodb/recipes/10gen_repo.rb
+++ b/mongodb/recipes/10gen_repo.rb
@@ -22,15 +22,15 @@
 # Sets up the repositories for stable 10gen packages found here:
 # http://www.mongodb.org/downloads#packages
 
-case node['platform']
-when "debian", "ubuntu"
+case node['platform_family']
+when "debian"
   # Adds the repo: http://www.mongodb.org/display/DOCS/Ubuntu+and+Debian+packages
   execute "apt-get update" do
     action :nothing
   end
 
   apt_repository "10gen" do
-    uri "http://downloads-distro.mongodb.org/repo/debian-sysvinit"
+    uri "http://downloads-distro.mongodb.org/repo/#{node[:mongodb][:apt_repo]}"
     distribution "dist"
     components ["10gen"]
     keyserver "hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80"
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
     notifies :run, "execute[apt-get update]", :immediately
   end
 
-when "centos","redhat","fedora","amazon"
+when "rhel","fedora"
   yum_repository "10gen" do
     description "10gen RPM Repository"
     url "http://downloads-distro.mongodb.org/repo/redhat/os/#{node['kernel']['machine']  =~ /x86_64/ ? 'x86_64' : 'i686'}"
diff --git a/mongodb/recipes/default.rb b/mongodb/recipes/default.rb
index ca49fec..08c462c 100755
--- a/mongodb/recipes/default.rb
+++ b/mongodb/recipes/default.rb
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   action :install
 end
 
-needs_mongo_gem = (node.recipes.include?("mongodb::replicaset") or node.recipes.include?("mongodb::mongos"))
+needs_mongo_gem = (node.recipe?("mongodb::replicaset") or node.recipe?("mongodb::mongos"))
 
 if needs_mongo_gem
   # install the mongo ruby gem at compile time to make it globally available
@@ -33,10 +33,11 @@
   Gem.clear_paths
 end
 
-if node.recipes.include?("mongodb::default") or node.recipes.include?("mongodb")
+if node.recipe?("mongodb::default") or node.recipe?("mongodb")
   # configure default instance
   mongodb_instance "mongodb" do
     mongodb_type "mongod"
+    bind_ip      node['mongodb']['bind_ip']
     port         node['mongodb']['port']
     logpath      node['mongodb']['logpath']
     dbpath       node['mongodb']['dbpath']
diff --git a/mongodb/recipes/replicaset.rb b/mongodb/recipes/replicaset.rb
index 81093cf..5ac0595 100755
--- a/mongodb/recipes/replicaset.rb
+++ b/mongodb/recipes/replicaset.rb
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 include_recipe "mongodb"
 
 # if we are configuring a shard as a replicaset we do nothing in this recipe
-if !node.recipes.include?("mongodb::shard")
+if !node.recipe?("mongodb::shard")
   mongodb_instance "mongodb" do
     mongodb_type "mongod"
     port         node['mongodb']['port']
diff --git a/mongodb/recipes/shard.rb b/mongodb/recipes/shard.rb
index e05b834..5278c0e 100755
--- a/mongodb/recipes/shard.rb
+++ b/mongodb/recipes/shard.rb
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
   action [:disable, :stop]
 end
 
-is_replicated = node.recipes.include?("mongodb::replicaset")
+is_replicated = node.recipe?("mongodb::replicaset")
 
 
 # we are not starting the shard service with the --shardsvr
diff --git a/mongodb/templates/default/mongodb.default.erb b/mongodb/templates/default/mongodb.default.erb
index d1ea140..54816dd 100755
--- a/mongodb/templates/default/mongodb.default.erb
+++ b/mongodb/templates/default/mongodb.default.erb
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ NAME="<%= @name %>"
 
 DAEMON_OPTS=""
 
+<% if @bind_ip -%>
+DAEMON_OPTS="$DAEMON_OPTS --bind_ip <%= @bind_ip %>"
+<% end -%>
 <%= @port ? "DAEMON_OPTS=\"$DAEMON_OPTS --port #{@port}\"" : "" %>
 <%= @dbpath ? "DAEMON_OPTS=\"$DAEMON_OPTS --dbpath #{@dbpath}\"" : "" %>
 <%= @logpath ? "DAEMON_OPTS=\"$DAEMON_OPTS --logpath #{@logpath}\"" : "" %>
diff --git a/mongodb/templates/freebsd/mongodb.default.erb b/mongodb/templates/freebsd/mongodb.default.erb
index 4f72749..421dbbd 100755
--- a/mongodb/templates/freebsd/mongodb.default.erb
+++ b/mongodb/templates/freebsd/mongodb.default.erb
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 
 DAEMON_OPTS="--fork"
 
+<% if @bind_ip -%>
+DAEMON_OPTS="$DAEMON_OPTS --bind_ip <%= @bind_ip %>"
+<% end -%>
 <%= @port ? "DAEMON_OPTS=\"$DAEMON_OPTS --port #{@port}\"" : "" %>
 <%= @dbpath ? "DAEMON_OPTS=\"$DAEMON_OPTS --dbpath #{@dbpath}\"" : "" %>
 <%= @logpath ? "DAEMON_OPTS=\"$DAEMON_OPTS --logpath #{@logpath}\"" : "" %>