I have a $count command which increases a variable “count” by 1. Every time I reset my bot, the count goes back to 0, because I set it with let count = 0. My issue is that I don’t want the variable to reset, but removing the line just leaves count undefined. How can I use MongoDB (mongoose) to store the variables previous data through resets?

My Code:

let count = 0

client.on('messageCreate', (message) => {
    if (message.content === '$count') {
        count = count + 1;
        message.reply(`The count is now ${count}.`);
    }
});

I tried deleting the let statement, but the variable is undefined. Is there something I can set the variable to in order to keep it the same since before the restart?

Edit:
I tried creating a schema to store the variable, but it prints as “NaN.” I’m not sure why it isn’t a number, as I have set the “number” property on the variable.

const { Schema, model } = require('mongoose');

const globalSchema = new Schema({
    count: {
        type: Number,
        default: 0
    },
},
);

module.exports = model('Global', globalSchema)

In the other file:

const Global = require('../src/schemas/global');

client.on('messageCreate', (message) => {
    if (message.content === '$count') {
        Global.count = Global.count + 1;
        message.reply(`The count is now ${Global.count}.`);
    }
});