Restart command not restarting console discord.js-CodePudding

When i run $restart in my discord server, it replies "restarting" but doesnt restart, it just prints $restart on my console (which is another script i have in my index.js to print commands) though the console doesnt close and re-open. it doesnt even close. Does this mean it has restarted or am i doing something wrong? Here is my index.js for that part:

else if (command === '$restart') {
    return message.reply({
        embeds: [
            new MessageEmbed()
            .setColor('GREEN')
            .setDescription('Restarting')
        ]
    })
    .then(()=>client.destroy()) // <<<<
    .then(()=>client.login('cooltokenhere')) // <<<<
}
})
client.login('cooltokenhere')

CodePudding user response：

I'd recommend to use pm2 for restarting your bot, to use it you need to install it first using npm i -g pm2, and also you need to install child_process module using npm i child_process, after that you can restart your bot using this code:

const child = require('child_process')

child.exec("pm2 restart index", (err, res) => {
if(err) return console.log(err)
})

But please note you have to start your bot using pm2 start index.js first!