diff --git a/docs/source/configuration.md b/docs/source/configuration.md
index b5d538e1..86da3172 100644
--- a/docs/source/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/source/configuration.md
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ environment variables available are:
 - `BIGCHAINDB_STATSD_RATE` is a float between `0` and `1` that defines the fraction of transaction operations sampled.
 - `BIGCHAINDB_API_ENDPOINT` defines the API endpoint to use (e.g. `http://localhost:9984/api/v1`).
 - `BIGCHAINDB_CONSENSUS_PLUGIN` defines the name of the [consensus plugin](consensus.html) to use.
-- `BIGCHAINDB_SERVER_BIND` defines where to bind the server socket, the format is `addr:port` (e.g. `0.0.0.0:9984`).
+- `BIGCHAINDB_SERVER_BIND` defines where to bind the server socket, the format is `addr:port` (e.g. `localhost:9984`).
 - `BIGCHAINDB_SERVER_WORKERS` defines the [number of workers](http://docs.gunicorn.org/en/stable/settings.html#workers)
   to start for the server API.
 - `BIGCHAINDB_SERVER_THREADS` defines the [number of threads](http://docs.gunicorn.org/en/stable/settings.html#threads)
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ you will get the following values for all the configuration settings:
         "pubkey1"
     ],
     "server": {
-        "bind": "0.0.0.0:9984",
+        "bind": "localhost:9984",
         "threads": null,
         "workers": null
     },
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ WARNING:bigchaindb.config_utils:Cannot find config file `/home/vrde/.bigchaindb`
     },
     "keyring": [],
     "server": {
-        "bind": "0.0.0.0:9984",
+        "bind": "localhost:9984",
         "threads": null,
         "workers": null
     },
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ WARNING:bigchaindb.config_utils:Cannot find config file `/home/vrde/.bigchaindb`
     },
     "keyring": [],
     "server": {
-        "bind": "0.0.0.0:9984",
+        "bind": "localhost:9984",
         "threads": null,
         "workers": null
     },
diff --git a/docs/source/http-client-server-api.md b/docs/source/http-client-server-api.md
index da045fa3..9160082e 100644
--- a/docs/source/http-client-server-api.md
+++ b/docs/source/http-client-server-api.md
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@ When you start Bigchaindb using `bigchaindb start`, an HTTP API is exposed at:
 - [http://localhost:9984/api/v1/](http://localhost:9984/api/v1/)
 
 
-Please note that by default the server binds to `0.0.0.0:9984`, hence the API
-is exposed to the world.
+Please note that for security reasons the server binds to `localhost:9984`.
+If you want to bind the server to `0.0.0.0` we recommend you to read
+[Deploying Gunicorn](http://docs.gunicorn.org/en/stable/deploy.html) and
+follow the instructions to deploy it in production.
 
 The HTTP API currently exposes two endpoints, one to get information about a
 specific transaction id, and one to push a transaction to the BigchainDB
diff --git a/docs/source/installing-server.md b/docs/source/installing-server.md
index 0d12a875..86629a54 100644
--- a/docs/source/installing-server.md
+++ b/docs/source/installing-server.md
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ stored on your host machine under ` ~/.bigchaindb_docker/config`:
 $ docker-compose run --rm bigchaindb bigchaindb configure
 Starting bigchaindb_rethinkdb-data_1
 Generating keypair
-API Server bind? (default `0.0.0.0:9984`): 
+API Server bind? (default `localhost:9984`): 
 Database host? (default `localhost`): rethinkdb
 Database port? (default `28015`): 
 Database name? (default `bigchain`):