.profile

# add these aliases to your BASH profile ~/.profile

alias mongodb-start="mongod run --config /usr/local/etc/mongod.conf"
alias redis-start="redis-server /usr/local/etc/redis.conf"

alias mongodb-stop="mongod --shutdown"
alias redis-stop="redis-cli shutdown"
# TODO fix mongod shutdown

mongod.conf

# Add the following to the bottom of /usr/local/etc/mongod.conf

# fork process
fork = true

# log to dev/null
logpath = /dev/null

redis.conf

# Edit this line in /usr/local/etc/redis.conf

# By default Redis does not run as a daemon. Use 'yes' if you need it.
# Note that Redis will write a pid file in /usr/local/var/run/redis.pid when daemonized.
daemonize yes

I have been searching a solution for mongo stop, in macosx calling mongod --shutdown doesn't work, which is a shame because it's the most clean elegant way to do it (if it would work).

a workaround is to call:

mongo --eval "db.getSiblingDB('admin').shutdownServer()"