Note: Commenting out bind_ip can make your system vulnerable to security flaws. Please see Security Checklist. It is a better idea to add more IP addresses than to open up your system to everything.
You need to edit your /etc/mongod.conf file's bind_ip variable to include the IP of the computer you're using, or eliminate it altogether.
I was able to connect using the following mongod.conf file. I commented out bind_ip and uncommented port.
# mongod.conf
# Where to store the data.
# Note: if you run MongoDB as a non-root user (recommended) you may
# need to create and set permissions for this directory manually.
# E.g., if the parent directory isn't mutable by the MongoDB user.
dbpath=/var/lib/mongodb
# Where to log
logpath=/var/log/mongodb/mongod.log
logappend=true
port = 27017
# Listen to local interface only. Comment out to listen on all
interfaces.
#bind_ip = 127.0.0.1
# Disables write-ahead journaling
# nojournal = true
# Enables periodic logging of CPU utilization and I/O wait
#cpu = true
# Turn on/off security. Off is currently the default
#noauth = true
#auth = true
# Verbose logging output.
#verbose = true
# Inspect all client data for validity on receipt (useful for
# developing drivers)
#objcheck = true
# Enable db quota management
#quota = true
# Set oplogging level where n is
# 0=off (default)
# 1=W
# 2=R
# 3=both
# 7=W+some reads
#diaglog = 0
# Ignore query hints
#nohints = true
# Enable the HTTP interface (Defaults to port 28017).
#httpinterface = true
# Turns off server-side scripting. This will result in greatly limited
# functionality
#noscripting = true
# Turns off table scans. Any query that would do a table scan fails.
#notablescan = true
# Disable data file preallocation.
#noprealloc = true
# Specify .ns file size for new databases.
# nssize = <size>
# Replication Options
# In replicated MongoDB databases, specify the replica set name here
#replSet=setname
# Maximum size in megabytes for replication operation log
#oplogSize=1024
# Path to a key file storing authentication info for connections
# between replica set members
#keyFile=/path/to/keyfile
Don't forget to restart the mongod service before trying to connect:
service mongod restart
From Robomongo, I used the following connection settings:
Connection Tab:
SSH Tab:
SSH Address: [VPS IP] : 22
SSH User Name: [Username for sudo enabled user]
SSH Auth Method: Password
User Password: Supersecret