diff --git a/docs/3.x.x/en/plugin-development/quick-start.md b/docs/3.x.x/en/plugin-development/quick-start.md
index ba349b11e9..e90f5069cc 100644
--- a/docs/3.x.x/en/plugin-development/quick-start.md
+++ b/docs/3.x.x/en/plugin-development/quick-start.md
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ To setup the development environment please **follow the instructions below:**
 2. Clone it to your computer `git clone git@github.com:strapi/strapi.git`.
 3. Run `npm run setup` at the root of the directory.
 
+> You can run `npm run setup:build` to build the plugins' admin (the setup time will be longer)
+
 > Note: If the installation failed, please remove the global packages related to Strapi. The command `npm ls strapi` will help you to find where your packages are installed globally.
 
 ## Plugin development Setup
@@ -26,4 +28,4 @@ To generate a new plugin **run the following commands:**
 4. In a new terminal window open at the root of your project launch your Strapi server `strapi start`.
 
 
-Your are now ready to develop your own plugin and live-test your updates! 
+Your are now ready to develop your own plugin and live-test your updates!
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e765323c4b..abeb87362f 100755
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
     "release": "npm run clean:all && npm install && npm run createsymlinkdependencies && lerna exec --concurrency 1 -- npm install && npm run removesymlinkdependencies && node ./scripts/publish.js $TAG",
     "createsymlinkdependencies": "node ./scripts/createSymlinkDependencies.js",
     "removesymlinkdependencies": "node ./scripts/removeSymlinkDependencies.js",
+    "setup:build": "npm run setup --build",
     "setup": "npm run clean:all && npm install && node ./scripts/setup.js && npm run clean",
     "test": "make test"
   },
diff --git a/packages/strapi-admin/admin/src/containers/HomePage/index.js b/packages/strapi-admin/admin/src/containers/HomePage/index.js
index 83906e6191..3ddc1ac242 100644
--- a/packages/strapi-admin/admin/src/containers/HomePage/index.js
+++ b/packages/strapi-admin/admin/src/containers/HomePage/index.js
@@ -55,16 +55,6 @@ const FIRST_BLOCK = [
   },
 ];
 
-const WELCOME_AGAIN_BLOCK = [
-  {
-    title: {
-      id: 'app.components.HomePage.welcome.again',
-    },
-    name: upperFirst(`${get(auth.getUserInfo(), 'username')}!`),
-    content: () => <WelcomeContent hasContent />,
-  },
-];
-
 const FIRST_BLOCK_LINKS = [
   {
     link: 'https://strapi.io/documentation/',
@@ -169,6 +159,15 @@ export class HomePage extends React.PureComponent {
 
   render() {
     const { homePage: { articles, body } } = this.props;
+    const WELCOME_AGAIN_BLOCK = [
+      {
+        title: {
+          id: 'app.components.HomePage.welcome.again',
+        },
+        name: upperFirst(`${get(auth.getUserInfo(), 'username')}!`),
+        content: () => <WelcomeContent hasContent />,
+      },
+    ];
 
     return (
       <div className={cn('container-fluid', styles.containerFluid)}>
diff --git a/packages/strapi-admin/package.json b/packages/strapi-admin/package.json
index baa28cd0d2..5274288c5f 100755
--- a/packages/strapi-admin/package.json
+++ b/packages/strapi-admin/package.json
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
   ],
   "engines": {
     "node": ">= 9.0.0",
-    "npm": ">= 3.0.0"
+    "npm": ">= 5.0.0"
   },
   "license": "MIT"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/strapi-generate-new/json/package.json.js b/packages/strapi-generate-new/json/package.json.js
index af2d6efb2b..ba14205b2f 100755
--- a/packages/strapi-generate-new/json/package.json.js
+++ b/packages/strapi-generate-new/json/package.json.js
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ module.exports = scope => {
       'uuid': uuid()
     },
     'engines': {
-      'node': '>= 7.0.0',
-      'npm': '>= 3.0.0'
+      'node': '>= 9.0.0',
+      'npm': '>= 5.0.0'
     },
     'license': scope.license || 'MIT'
   });
diff --git a/packages/strapi-generate-plugin/json/package.json.js b/packages/strapi-generate-plugin/json/package.json.js
index 81131821de..6e988da000 100755
--- a/packages/strapi-generate-plugin/json/package.json.js
+++ b/packages/strapi-generate-plugin/json/package.json.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ module.exports = scope => {
       'analyze:clean': 'node ./node_modules/strapi-helper-plugin/node_modules/.bin/rimraf stats.json',
       'preanalyze': 'npm run analyze:clean',
       'analyze': 'node ./node_modules/strapi-helper-plugin/lib/internals/scripts/analyze.js',
-      'prebuild': 'npm run build:clean && npm run test',
+      'prebuild': 'npm run build:clean',
       'build:dev': 'node ./node_modules/strapi-helper-plugin/node_modules/.bin/cross-env NODE_ENV=development node ./node_modules/strapi-helper-plugin/node_modules/.bin/webpack --config node_modules/strapi-helper-plugin/lib/internals/webpack/webpack.prod.babel.js --color -p --progress',
       'build': 'node ./node_modules/strapi-helper-plugin/node_modules/.bin/cross-env NODE_ENV=production node node_modules/strapi-helper-plugin/node_modules/.bin/webpack --config node_modules/strapi-helper-plugin/lib/internals/webpack/webpack.prod.babel.js --color -p --progress',
       'build:clean': 'node ./node_modules/strapi-helper-plugin/node_modules/.bin/rimraf admin/build',
diff --git a/packages/strapi-plugin-content-manager/package.json b/packages/strapi-plugin-content-manager/package.json
index bd28d1f609..ee4c444e68 100755
--- a/packages/strapi-plugin-content-manager/package.json
+++ b/packages/strapi-plugin-content-manager/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     "analyze:clean": "node ./node_modules/strapi-helper-plugin/node_modules/.bin/rimraf stats.json",
     "preanalyze": "npm run analyze:clean",
     "analyze": "node ./node_modules/strapi-helper-plugin/lib/internals/scripts/analyze.js",
-    "prebuild": "npm run build:clean && npm run test",
+    "prebuild": "npm run build:clean",
     "build:dev": "node ./node_modules/strapi-helper-plugin/node_modules/.bin/cross-env NODE_ENV=development node ./node_modules/strapi-helper-plugin/node_modules/.bin/webpack --config node_modules/strapi-helper-plugin/lib/internals/webpack/webpack.prod.babel.js --color -p --progress",
     "build": "node ./node_modules/strapi-helper-plugin/node_modules/.bin/cross-env NODE_ENV=production node ./node_modules/strapi-helper-plugin/node_modules/.bin/webpack --config node_modules/strapi-helper-plugin/lib/internals/webpack/webpack.prod.babel.js --color -p --progress",
     "build:clean": "node ./node_modules/strapi-helper-plugin/node_modules/.bin/rimraf admin/build",
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
   },
   "engines": {
     "node": ">= 9.0.0",
-    "npm": ">= 3.0.0"
+    "npm": ">= 5.0.0"
   },
   "license": "MIT"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/strapi-plugin-content-type-builder/package.json b/packages/strapi-plugin-content-type-builder/package.json
index c6cd9a4845..ca91fa6380 100755
--- a/packages/strapi-plugin-content-type-builder/package.json
+++ b/packages/strapi-plugin-content-type-builder/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     "analyze:clean": "node ./node_modules/strapi-helper-plugin/node_modules/.bin/rimraf stats.json",
     "preanalyze": "npm run analyze:clean",
     "analyze": "node ./node_modules/strapi-helper-plugin/lib/internals/scripts/analyze.js",
-    "prebuild": "npm run build:clean && npm run test",
+    "prebuild": "npm run build:clean",
     "build:dev": "node ./node_modules/strapi-helper-plugin/node_modules/.bin/cross-env NODE_ENV=development node ./node_modules/strapi-helper-plugin/node_modules/.bin/webpack --config node_modules/strapi-helper-plugin/lib/internals/webpack/webpack.prod.babel.js --color -p --progress",
     "build": "node ./node_modules/strapi-helper-plugin/node_modules/.bin/cross-env NODE_ENV=production node node_modules/strapi-helper-plugin/node_modules/.bin/webpack --config node_modules/strapi-helper-plugin/lib/internals/webpack/webpack.prod.babel.js --color -p --progress",
     "build:clean": "node ./node_modules/strapi-helper-plugin/node_modules/.bin/rimraf admin/build",
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
   },
   "engines": {
     "node": ">= 9.0.0",
-    "npm": ">= 3.0.0"
+    "npm": ">= 5.0.0"
   },
   "license": "MIT"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/strapi-plugin-email/package.json b/packages/strapi-plugin-email/package.json
index f9e028f629..bf20fe5a03 100644
--- a/packages/strapi-plugin-email/package.json
+++ b/packages/strapi-plugin-email/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     "analyze:clean": "node ./node_modules/strapi-helper-plugin/node_modules/.bin/rimraf stats.json",
     "preanalyze": "npm run analyze:clean",
     "analyze": "node ./node_modules/strapi-helper-plugin/lib/internals/scripts/analyze.js",
-    "prebuild": "npm run build:clean && npm run test",
+    "prebuild": "npm run build:clean",
     "build:dev": "node ./node_modules/strapi-helper-plugin/node_modules/.bin/cross-env NODE_ENV=development node ./node_modules/strapi-helper-plugin/node_modules/.bin/webpack --config node_modules/strapi-helper-plugin/lib/internals/webpack/webpack.prod.babel.js --color -p --progress",
     "build": "node ./node_modules/strapi-helper-plugin/node_modules/.bin/cross-env NODE_ENV=production node node_modules/strapi-helper-plugin/node_modules/.bin/webpack --config node_modules/strapi-helper-plugin/lib/internals/webpack/webpack.prod.babel.js --color -p --progress",
     "build:clean": "node ./node_modules/strapi-helper-plugin/node_modules/.bin/rimraf admin/build",
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@
     "url": "git://github.com/strapi/strapi.git"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">= 7.0.0",
-    "npm": ">= 3.0.0"
+    "node": ">= 9.0.0",
+    "npm": ">= 5.0.0"
   },
   "license": "MIT"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/strapi-plugin-settings-manager/package.json b/packages/strapi-plugin-settings-manager/package.json
index adc14c4689..fa6e21ccbd 100755
--- a/packages/strapi-plugin-settings-manager/package.json
+++ b/packages/strapi-plugin-settings-manager/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     "analyze:clean": "node ./node_modules/strapi-helper-plugin/node_modules/.bin/rimraf stats.json",
     "preanalyze": "npm run analyze:clean",
     "analyze": "node ./node_modules/strapi-helper-plugin/lib/internals/scripts/analyze.js",
-    "prebuild": "npm run build:clean && npm run test",
+    "prebuild": "npm run build:clean",
     "build:dev": "node ./node_modules/strapi-helper-plugin/node_modules/.bin/cross-env NODE_ENV=development node ./node_modules/strapi-helper-plugin/node_modules/.bin/webpack --config node_modules/strapi-helper-plugin/lib/internals/webpack/webpack.prod.babel.js --color -p --progress",
     "build": "node ./node_modules/strapi-helper-plugin/node_modules/.bin/cross-env NODE_ENV=production node node_modules/strapi-helper-plugin/node_modules/.bin/webpack --config node_modules/strapi-helper-plugin/lib/internals/webpack/webpack.prod.babel.js --color -p --progress",
     "build:clean": "node ./node_modules/strapi-helper-plugin/node_modules/.bin/rimraf admin/build",
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
   },
   "engines": {
     "node": ">= 9.0.0",
-    "npm": ">= 3.0.0"
+    "npm": ">= 5.0.0"
   },
   "license": "MIT"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/strapi-plugin-upload/package.json b/packages/strapi-plugin-upload/package.json
index c180e40809..f6b2f97ced 100644
--- a/packages/strapi-plugin-upload/package.json
+++ b/packages/strapi-plugin-upload/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     "analyze:clean": "node ./node_modules/strapi-helper-plugin/node_modules/.bin/rimraf stats.json",
     "preanalyze": "npm run analyze:clean",
     "analyze": "node ./node_modules/strapi-helper-plugin/lib/internals/scripts/analyze.js",
-    "prebuild": "npm run build:clean && npm run test",
+    "prebuild": "npm run build:clean",
     "build:dev": "node ./node_modules/strapi-helper-plugin/node_modules/.bin/cross-env NODE_ENV=development node ./node_modules/strapi-helper-plugin/node_modules/.bin/webpack --config node_modules/strapi-helper-plugin/lib/internals/webpack/webpack.prod.babel.js --color -p --progress",
     "build": "node ./node_modules/strapi-helper-plugin/node_modules/.bin/cross-env NODE_ENV=production node node_modules/strapi-helper-plugin/node_modules/.bin/webpack --config node_modules/strapi-helper-plugin/lib/internals/webpack/webpack.prod.babel.js --color -p --progress",
     "build:clean": "node ./node_modules/strapi-helper-plugin/node_modules/.bin/rimraf admin/build",
diff --git a/packages/strapi-plugin-users-permissions/package.json b/packages/strapi-plugin-users-permissions/package.json
index 034e3d64a4..62a426cc4d 100644
--- a/packages/strapi-plugin-users-permissions/package.json
+++ b/packages/strapi-plugin-users-permissions/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     "analyze:clean": "node ./node_modules/strapi-helper-plugin/node_modules/.bin/rimraf stats.json",
     "preanalyze": "npm run analyze:clean",
     "analyze": "node ./node_modules/strapi-helper-plugin/lib/internals/scripts/analyze.js",
-    "prebuild": "npm run build:clean && npm run test",
+    "prebuild": "npm run build:clean",
     "build:dev": "node ./node_modules/strapi-helper-plugin/node_modules/.bin/cross-env NODE_ENV=development node ./node_modules/strapi-helper-plugin/node_modules/.bin/webpack --config node_modules/strapi-helper-plugin/lib/internals/webpack/webpack.prod.babel.js --color -p --progress",
     "build": "node ./node_modules/strapi-helper-plugin/node_modules/.bin/cross-env NODE_ENV=production node node_modules/strapi-helper-plugin/node_modules/.bin/webpack --config node_modules/strapi-helper-plugin/lib/internals/webpack/webpack.prod.babel.js --color -p --progress",
     "build:clean": "node ./node_modules/strapi-helper-plugin/node_modules/.bin/rimraf admin/build",
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@
     "url": "git://github.com/strapi/strapi.git"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">= 7.0.0",
-    "npm": ">= 3.0.0"
+    "node": ">= 9.0.0",
+    "npm": ">= 5.0.0"
   },
   "license": "MIT"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/setup.js b/scripts/setup.js
index dc7d5c8c46..9de64e9311 100755
--- a/scripts/setup.js
+++ b/scripts/setup.js
@@ -1,8 +1,21 @@
 const shell = require('shelljs');
+// Check npm version
+const npm = shell.exec('npm -v').stdout;
+
+if (parseFloat(npm) < 5) {
+  throw new Error('[ERROR: Strapi] You need npm version @>=5');
+}
+
+const nodeVersion = shell.exec('node -v').stdout.replace('v', '');
+
+if (parseFloat(nodeVersion) < 8.6) {
+  throw new Error('[ERROR: Strapi] You need to use node version @>=9');
+}
 
 // Store installation start date.
 const silent = process.env.npm_config_debug !== 'true';
 const installationStartDate = new Date();
+
 const watcher = (label, cmd, withSuccess = true) => {
   if (label.length > 0) {
     shell.echo(label);
@@ -21,6 +34,22 @@ const watcher = (label, cmd, withSuccess = true) => {
     shell.echo('✅  Success');
     shell.echo('');
   }
+
+};
+
+const asyncWatcher = (label, cmd, withSuccess = true, resolve) => {
+  if (label.length > 0) {
+    shell.echo(label);
+  }
+
+  return shell.exec(cmd, { silent, async: true }, (code, stdout, stderr) => {
+    if (stderr && code !== 0) {
+      console.error(stderr);
+      process.exit(1);
+    }
+
+    return resolve();
+  });
 };
 
 shell.echo('');
@@ -57,7 +86,6 @@ if (shell.test('-e', 'admin/src/config/plugins.json') === false) {
 }
 
 watcher('📦  Linking strapi-admin', 'npm link --no-optional', false);
-watcher('🏗  Building...', 'npm run build');
 
 shell.cd('../strapi-generate-admin');
 watcher('', 'npm install ../strapi-admin');
@@ -83,6 +111,14 @@ shell.cd('../strapi');
 watcher('', 'npm install ../strapi-generate ../strapi-generate-admin ../strapi-generate-api ../strapi-generate-new ../strapi-generate-plugin ../strapi-generate-policy ../strapi-generate-service ../strapi-utils');
 watcher('📦  Linking strapi...', 'npm link');
 
+// Upload plugins
+shell.cd('../strapi-upload-local');
+watcher('📦  Linking strapi-upload-local...', 'npm link --no-optional', false);
+shell.cd('../strapi-upload-aws-s3');
+watcher('📦  Linking strapi-upload-aws-s3...', 'npm link --no-optional', false);
+
+
+// Plugins with admin
 shell.cd('../strapi-plugin-email');
 shell.rm('-f', 'package-lock.json');
 watcher('📦  Linking strapi-plugin-email...', 'npm link --no-optional', false);
@@ -91,32 +127,24 @@ shell.cd('../strapi-plugin-users-permissions');
 watcher('', 'npm install ../strapi-helper-plugin --no-optional');
 shell.rm('-f', 'package-lock.json');
 watcher('📦  Linking strapi-plugin-users-permissions...', 'npm link --no-optional', false);
-watcher('🏗  Building...', 'npm run build');
 
 shell.cd('../strapi-plugin-content-manager');
 watcher('', 'npm install ../strapi-helper-plugin --no-optional');
 shell.rm('-f', 'package-lock.json');
 watcher('📦  Linking strapi-plugin-content-manager...', 'npm link --no-optional', false);
-watcher('🏗  Building...', 'npm run build');
 
 shell.cd('../strapi-plugin-settings-manager');
 watcher('', 'npm install ../strapi-helper-plugin --no-optional');
 shell.rm('-f', 'package-lock.json');
 watcher('📦  Linking strapi-plugin-settings-manager...', 'npm link --no-optional', false);
-watcher('🏗  Building...', 'npm run build');
 
 
-shell.cd('../strapi-upload-local');
-watcher('📦  Linking strapi-upload-local...', 'npm link --no-optional', false);
-shell.cd('../strapi-upload-aws-s3');
-watcher('📦  Linking strapi-upload-aws-s3...', 'npm link --no-optional', false);
-
+// Plugins with admin and other plugin's dependencies
 shell.cd('../strapi-plugin-upload');
 watcher('', 'npm install ../strapi-helper-plugin --no-optional');
 watcher('', 'npm install ../strapi-upload-local --no-optional');
 shell.rm('-f', 'package-lock.json');
 watcher('📦  Linking strapi-plugin-upload...', 'npm link --no-optional', false);
-watcher('🏗  Building...', 'npm run build');
 
 shell.cd('../strapi-plugin-content-type-builder');
 watcher('', 'npm install ../strapi-helper-plugin --no-optional');
@@ -124,15 +152,39 @@ watcher('', 'npm install ../strapi-generate --no-optional');
 watcher('', 'npm install ../strapi-generate-api --no-optional');
 shell.rm('-f', 'package-lock.json');
 watcher('📦  Linking strapi-plugin-content-type-builder...', 'npm link --no-optional', false);
-watcher('🏗  Building...', 'npm run build');
 
-shell.cd('../strapi-plugin-graphql');
-watcher('', 'npm install ../strapi-utils --no-optional');
-shell.rm('-f', 'package-lock.json');
-watcher('📦  Linking strapi-plugin-graphql...', 'npm link --no-optional', false);
+const pluginsToBuild = ['admin', 'content-manager', 'content-type-builder', 'upload', 'users-permissions', 'settings-manager'];
 
-// Log installation duration.
-const installationEndDate = new Date();
-const duration = (installationEndDate.getTime() - installationStartDate.getTime()) / 1000;
-shell.echo('✅  Strapi has been succesfully installed.');
-shell.echo(`⏳  The installation took ${Math.floor(duration / 60) > 0 ? `${Math.floor(duration / 60)} minutes and ` : ''}${Math.floor(duration % 60)} seconds.`);
+const buildPlugins = async () => {
+  const build = (pckgName) => {
+    return new Promise(resolve => {
+      const name = pckgName === 'admin' ? pckgName: `plugin-${pckgName}`;
+      asyncWatcher(`🏗  Building ${name}...`, `cd ../strapi-${name} && npm run build`, false, resolve);
+    });
+  };
+
+  return Promise.all(pluginsToBuild.map(plugin => build(plugin)));
+};
+
+const setup = async () => {
+  if (process.env.npm_config_build) {
+    if (process.platform === 'darwin') { // Allow async build for darwin platform
+      await buildPlugins();
+    } else {
+      pluginsToBuild.map(name => {
+        const pluginName = name === 'admin' ? name : `plugin-${name}`;
+        shell.cd(`../strapi-${pluginName}`);
+
+        return watcher(`🏗  Building ${pluginName}...`, 'npm run build');
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Log installation duration.
+  const installationEndDate = new Date();
+  const duration = (installationEndDate.getTime() - installationStartDate.getTime()) / 1000;
+  shell.echo('✅  Strapi has been succesfully installed.');
+  shell.echo(`⏳  The installation took ${Math.floor(duration / 60) > 0 ? `${Math.floor(duration / 60)} minutes and ` : ''}${Math.floor(duration % 60)} seconds.`);
+};
+
+setup();