diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index 7a6f68dc7a..a081cd4fa3 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
 		nconf.set('upload_url', nconf.get('url') + 'uploads/');
 
 		winston.info('Initializing NodeBB v' + pkg.version + ', on port ' + nconf.get('port') + ', using Redis store at ' + nconf.get('redis:host') + ':' + nconf.get('redis:port') + '.');
+		winston.info('NodeBB instance bound to: ' + (nconf.get('bind_address') || 'Any address'));
 
 		if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development') {
 			winston.info('Base Configuration OK.');
diff --git a/src/install.js b/src/install.js
index 4a4ef9351f..535e578379 100644
--- a/src/install.js
+++ b/src/install.js
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ var async = require('async'),
 		}, {
 			name: 'port',
 			description: 'Port number of your NodeBB',
-			'default': 4567
+			'default': 4567,
+            pattern: /[0-9]{1,4}|[1-5][0-9]{4}|6[0-4][0-9]{3}|65[0-4][0-9]{2}|655[0-2][0-9]|6553[0-5]/,
+            message: 'Please enter a value betweeen 1 and 65535'
 		}, {
 			name: 'use_port',
 			description: 'Use a port number to access NodeBB?',
@@ -40,7 +42,11 @@ var async = require('async'),
 		}, {
 			name: 'redis:password',
 			description: 'Password of your Redis database'
-		}],
+		}, {
+            name: 'bind_address',
+            description: 'IP or Hostname to bind to',
+            'default': '0.0.0.0'
+        }],
 		setup: function (callback) {
 			async.series([
 				function (next) {
diff --git a/src/meta.js b/src/meta.js
index 1b47d1900a..98867c8f5b 100644
--- a/src/meta.js
+++ b/src/meta.js
@@ -7,9 +7,12 @@ var utils = require('./../public/src/utils.js'),
 	nconf = require('nconf');
 
 (function (Meta) {
+	Meta.config = {};
 
 	Meta.configs = {
 		init: function (callback) {
+			delete Meta.config;
+
 			Meta.configs.list(function (err, config) {
 				if (!err) {
 					Meta.config = config;
diff --git a/src/webserver.js b/src/webserver.js
index a9b7488f90..0b07f23f43 100644
--- a/src/webserver.js
+++ b/src/webserver.js
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ var express = require('express'),
 			templates['logout'] = parsedTemplate;
 		});
 
-		server.listen(nconf.get('PORT') || nconf.get('port'));
+		server.listen(nconf.get('PORT') || nconf.get('port'), nconf.get('bind_address'));
 	}
 
 	app.create_route = function (url, tpl) { // to remove