diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e8ca67d8f5e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -0,0 +1,199 @@
+## GITATTRIBUTES FOR WEB PROJECTS
+#
+# These settings are for any web project.
+#
+# Details per file setting:
+#   text    These files should be normalized (i.e. convert CRLF to LF).
+#   binary  These files are binary and should be left untouched.
+#
+# Note that binary is a macro for -text -diff.
+######################################################################
+
+# Auto detect
+##   Handle line endings automatically for files detected as
+##   text and leave all files detected as binary untouched.
+##   This will handle all files NOT defined below.
+*                 text=lf
+
+# Source code
+*.bash            text eol=lf
+*.bat             text eol=crlf
+*.cmd             text eol=crlf
+*.coffee          text eol=lf
+*.css             text eol=lf
+*.htm             text diff=html
+*.html            text diff=html
+*.inc             text eol=lf
+*.ini             text eol=lf
+*.js              text eol=lf
+*.json            text eol=lf
+*.jsx             text eol=lf
+*.less            text eol=lf
+*.ls              text eol=lf
+*.map             text -diff
+*.od              text eol=lf
+*.onlydata        text eol=lf
+*.php             text diff=php
+*.pl              text eol=lf
+*.ps1             text eol=crlf
+*.py              text diff=python
+*.rb              text diff=ruby
+*.sass            text eol=lf
+*.scm             text eol=lf
+*.scss            text diff=css
+*.sh              text eol=lf
+*.sql             text eol=lf
+*.styl            text eol=lf
+*.tag             text eol=lf
+*.ts              text eol=lf
+*.tsx             text eol=lf
+*.xml             text eol=lf
+*.xhtml           text diff=html
+
+# Docker
+Dockerfile        text eol=lf
+
+# Documentation
+*.ipynb           text eol=lf
+*.markdown        text eol=lf
+*.md              text eol=lf
+*.mdwn            text eol=lf
+*.mdown           text eol=lf
+*.mkd             text eol=lf
+*.mkdn            text eol=lf
+*.mdtxt           text eol=lf
+*.mdtext          text eol=lf
+*.txt             text eol=lf
+AUTHORS           text eol=lf
+CHANGELOG         text eol=lf
+CHANGES           text eol=lf
+CONTRIBUTING      text eol=lf
+COPYING           text eol=lf
+copyright         text eol=lf
+*COPYRIGHT*       text eol=lf
+INSTALL           text eol=lf
+license           text eol=lf
+LICENSE           text eol=lf
+NEWS              text eol=lf
+readme            text eol=lf
+*README*          text eol=lf
+TODO              text eol=lf
+
+# Templates
+*.dot             text eol=lf
+*.ejs             text eol=lf
+*.haml            text eol=lf
+*.handlebars      text eol=lf
+*.hbs             text eol=lf
+*.hbt             text eol=lf
+*.jade            text eol=lf
+*.latte           text eol=lf
+*.mustache        text eol=lf
+*.njk             text eol=lf
+*.phtml           text eol=lf
+*.tmpl            text eol=lf
+*.tpl             text eol=lf
+*.twig            text eol=lf
+*.vue             text eol=lf
+
+# Configs
+*.cnf             text eol=lf
+*.conf            text eol=lf
+*.config          text eol=lf
+.editorconfig     text eol=lf
+.env              text eol=lf
+.gitattributes    text eol=lf
+.gitconfig        text eol=lf
+.htaccess         text eol=lf
+*.lock            text -diff
+package-lock.json text -diff
+*.toml            text eol=lf
+*.yaml            text eol=lf
+*.yml             text eol=lf
+browserslist      text eol=lf
+Makefile          text eol=lf
+makefile          text eol=lf
+
+# Heroku
+Procfile          text eol=lf
+
+# Graphics
+*.ai              binary
+*.bmp             binary
+*.eps             binary
+*.gif             binary
+*.gifv            binary
+*.ico             binary
+*.jng             binary
+*.jp2             binary
+*.jpg             binary
+*.jpeg            binary
+*.jpx             binary
+*.jxr             binary
+*.pdf             binary
+*.png             binary
+*.psb             binary
+*.psd             binary
+# SVG treated as an asset (binary) by default.
+*.svg             text eol=lf
+# If you want to treat it as binary,
+# use the following line instead.
+# *.svg           binary
+*.svgz            binary
+*.tif             binary
+*.tiff            binary
+*.wbmp            binary
+*.webp            binary
+
+# Audio
+*.kar             binary
+*.m4a             binary
+*.mid             binary
+*.midi            binary
+*.mp3             binary
+*.ogg             binary
+*.ra              binary
+
+# Video
+*.3gpp            binary
+*.3gp             binary
+*.as              binary
+*.asf             binary
+*.asx             binary
+*.fla             binary
+*.flv             binary
+*.m4v             binary
+*.mng             binary
+*.mov             binary
+*.mp4             binary
+*.mpeg            binary
+*.mpg             binary
+*.ogv             binary
+*.swc             binary
+*.swf             binary
+*.webm            binary
+
+# Archives
+*.7z              binary
+*.gz              binary
+*.jar             binary
+*.rar             binary
+*.tar             binary
+*.zip             binary
+
+# Fonts
+*.ttf             binary
+*.eot             binary
+*.otf             binary
+*.woff            binary
+*.woff2           binary
+
+# Executables
+*.exe             binary
+*.pyc             binary
+
+# RC files (like .babelrc or .eslintrc)
+*.*rc             text eol=lf
+
+# Ignore files (like .npmignore or .gitignore)
+*.*ignore         text eol=lf
diff --git a/.github/disabled/e2e-angular-cli-workflow.yml b/.github/disabled/e2e-angular-cli-workflow.yml
index 0dbef98ebaf1..2b3eae44edf5 100644
--- a/.github/disabled/e2e-angular-cli-workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/disabled/e2e-angular-cli-workflow.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ jobs:
 # todo: fix yarn global issue, cannot find ng
 #  yarn:
 #    name: 'yarn:angular example'
-#    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+#    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
 #
 #    steps:
 #      - uses: actions/checkout@v2.3.3
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ jobs:
 #          ng build --aot
   npm:
     name: 'npm:angular example'
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2.3.3
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ jobs:
 #  pnpm throws errors worth to check why
 #  pnpm:
 #    name: 'pnpm:angular example'
-#    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+#    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
 #
 #    steps:
 #      - uses: actions/checkout@v2.3.3
diff --git a/.github/disabled/e2e-gatsbyjs-cli-workflow.yml b/.github/disabled/e2e-gatsbyjs-cli-workflow.yml
index 0be3141cfe6a..be08c8884061 100644
--- a/.github/disabled/e2e-gatsbyjs-cli-workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/disabled/e2e-gatsbyjs-cli-workflow.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ name: 'E2E Gatsby.js CLI with verdaccio'
 jobs:
   npm:
     name: 'npm:gatsby example'
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2.3.3
diff --git a/.github/disabled/e2e-jest-workflow.yml b/.github/disabled/e2e-jest-workflow.yml
index 4eeb80fc1b89..559befde86d8 100644
--- a/.github/disabled/e2e-jest-workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/disabled/e2e-jest-workflow.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ name: 'E2E Jest with verdaccio'
 jobs:
   yarn:
     name: 'yarn:jest example'
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2.3.3
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ jobs:
           yarn jest module.test.js
   npm:
     name: 'npm:jest example'
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2.3.3
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ jobs:
 
   pnpm:
     name: 'pnpm:jest example'
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2.3.3
diff --git a/.github/disabled/registry.yml b/.github/disabled/registry.yml
index ab7c0abe518f..2c875177b049 100644
--- a/.github/disabled/registry.yml
+++ b/.github/disabled/registry.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ on:
   - cron: '0 4 * * 4'
 jobs:
   security:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
       - name: Test for public javascript library vulnerabilities
         uses: lirantal/is-website-vulnerable@1.15.10
diff --git a/.github/disabled/release-canary.yml b/.github/disabled/release-canary.yml
index 80e5cd6e9e29..4200090c9ea7 100644
--- a/.github/disabled/release-canary.yml
+++ b/.github/disabled/release-canary.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   release:
     name: Release
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v1
     - name: Use Node (latest)
diff --git a/.github/workflows/changesets.yml b/.github/workflows/changesets.yml
index 6f4deb6a69e6..ab283ee2a818 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/changesets.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/changesets.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
   # Update package versions from changesets.
   version:
     timeout-minutes: 15
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/5.x' && github.repository == 'verdaccio/verdaccio'
     steps:
       - name: checkout code repository
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-website.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-website.yml
index 80c3b941233a..009566a82e19 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-website.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-website.yml
@@ -10,14 +10,15 @@ on:
       - "website/**"
 jobs:
   ci:
-    name: Node ${{ matrix.node_version }}
+    name: ${{ matrix.os }} / Node ${{ matrix.node_version }}
 
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest]
         node_version: [14]
 
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index f7a68bbb089e..1e946de0fdaa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -15,14 +15,15 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   ci:
-    name: Node ${{ matrix.node_version }}
+    name: ${{ matrix.os }} / Node ${{ matrix.node_version }}
 
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest]
         node_version: [10, 12, 14]
 
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2.3.1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index 41fec8f9b32a..ad890a981266 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
   CodeQL-Build:
 
     # CodeQL runs on ubuntu-latest and windows-latest
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
 
     steps:
     - name: Checkout repository
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-publish-pre-check.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-publish-pre-check.yml
index 2f9fabd47ddc..0bb8754a9f1c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-publish-pre-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-publish-pre-check.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   testDocker:
     name: Test Docker Build
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2.3.1
     - name: Build
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
 
 #  testVerdaccio:
 #    name: Test Verdaccio Publish
-#    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+#    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
 #    steps:
 #    - uses: actions/checkout@v1
 #    - name: Publish
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-publish.yml
index 79e08d538ba7..06fe0c3af591 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-publish.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   testDocker:
     name: Test Docker Build
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v1
     - name: Publish to GitHub Registry
diff --git a/packages/core/file-locking/tests/__snapshots__/lock.spec.ts.snap b/packages/core/file-locking/tests/__snapshots__/lock.spec.ts.snap
deleted file mode 100644
index 5e04edc73455..000000000000
--- a/packages/core/file-locking/tests/__snapshots__/lock.spec.ts.snap
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-// Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
-
-exports[`testing locking readFile read file with  options (parse, lock) should to be found to be read it as object 1`] = `
-Object {
-  "name": "assets",
-  "version": "0.0.1",
-}
-`;
-
-exports[`testing locking readFile read file with no options should to be found to be read it as object 1`] = `
-Object {
-  "name": "assets",
-  "version": "0.0.1",
-}
-`;
-
-exports[`testing locking readFile read file with no options should to be found to be read it as string 1`] = `
-"{
-  \\"name\\": \\"assets\\",
-  \\"version\\": \\"0.0.1\\"
-}
-"
-`;
diff --git a/packages/core/file-locking/tests/lock.spec.ts b/packages/core/file-locking/tests/lock.spec.ts
index 0531f2bc5e04..e851b0018b71 100644
--- a/packages/core/file-locking/tests/lock.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/file-locking/tests/lock.spec.ts
@@ -51,7 +51,13 @@ describe('testing locking', () => {
     test('read file with no options should to be found to be read it as string', (done) => {
       readFile(getFilePath('package.json'), {}, (error: Error, data: string) => {
         expect(error).toBeNull();
-        expect(data).toMatchSnapshot();
+        expect(data).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+            "{
+              \\"name\\": \\"assets\\",
+              \\"version\\": \\"0.0.1\\"
+            }
+            "
+          `);
         done();
       });
     });
@@ -62,7 +68,12 @@ describe('testing locking', () => {
       };
       readFile(getFilePath('package.json'), options, (error: Error, data: string) => {
         expect(error).toBeNull();
-        expect(data).toMatchSnapshot();
+        expect(data).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+            Object {
+              "name": "assets",
+              "version": "0.0.1",
+            }
+          `);
         done();
       });
     });
@@ -81,9 +92,8 @@ describe('testing locking', () => {
       const options = {
         parse: true,
       };
-      const errorMessage = process.platform === 'win32' ? 'Unexpected token } in JSON at position 47' : 'Unexpected token } in JSON at position 44';
       readFile(getFilePath('wrong.package.json'), options, (error: Error) => {
-        expect(error.message).toEqual(errorMessage);
+        expect(error.message).toMatch(/Unexpected token } in JSON at position \d+/);
         done();
       });
     });
@@ -95,7 +105,12 @@ describe('testing locking', () => {
       };
       readFile(getFilePath('package2.json'), options, (error: Error, data: string) => {
         expect(error).toBeNull();
-        expect(data).toMatchSnapshot();
+        expect(data).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+            Object {
+              "name": "assets",
+              "version": "0.0.1",
+            }
+          `);
         removeTempFile('package2.json.lock');
         done();
       });
@@ -106,9 +121,8 @@ describe('testing locking', () => {
         parse: true,
         lock: true,
       };
-      const errorMessage = process.platform === 'win32' ? 'Unexpected token } in JSON at position 47' : 'Unexpected token } in JSON at position 44';
       readFile(getFilePath('wrong.package.json'), options, (error: Error) => {
-        expect(error.message).toEqual(errorMessage);
+        expect(error.message).toMatch(/Unexpected token } in JSON at position \d+/);
         removeTempFile('wrong.package.json.lock');
         done();
       });
diff --git a/packages/loaders/test/plugin_loader.spec.ts b/packages/loaders/test/plugin_loader.spec.ts
index f64772db2bd9..5d923e3491c3 100644
--- a/packages/loaders/test/plugin_loader.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/loaders/test/plugin_loader.spec.ts
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ describe('plugin loader', () => {
         });
       } catch (e) {
         expect(e.message).toMatch('plugin not found');
-        expect(e.message).toMatch('/partials/test-plugin-storage/invalid-package');
+        expect(e.message.replace(/\\/g, '/')).toMatch('/partials/test-plugin-storage/invalid-package');
       }
     });
 
diff --git a/packages/verdaccio/test/functional/sanity/incomplete.ts b/packages/verdaccio/test/functional/sanity/incomplete.ts
index e37ea8b35781..6e721ffdcdb8 100644
--- a/packages/verdaccio/test/functional/sanity/incomplete.ts
+++ b/packages/verdaccio/test/functional/sanity/incomplete.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@ const defaultPkg = {
 export default function (server, express) {
   const listofCalls = [HEADER_TYPE.CONTENT_LENGTH, 'chunked'];
 
-  describe('test send incomplete packages', () => {
+  // FIXME this test causes a process crash on windows and also needs refactoring.
+  // See https://github.com/verdaccio/verdaccio/pull/1919#issuecomment-681163937
+  describe.skip('test send incomplete packages', () => {
     beforeAll(function () {
       express.get('/testexp-incomplete', function (_, res) {
         res.send(defaultPkg);
diff --git a/website/gatsby-node.js b/website/gatsby-node.js
index 4214be6c2931..75b188fff7cb 100644
--- a/website/gatsby-node.js
+++ b/website/gatsby-node.js
@@ -16,62 +16,40 @@ exports.onCreateWebpackConfig = ({ stage, actions }) => {
 
 // You can delete this file if you're not using it
 const path = require('path');
+const docPageTemplate = path.resolve('src/templates/docPage.tsx');
 
-exports.createPages = ({ graphql, actions }) => {
+exports.createPages = async ({ graphql, actions }) => {
   const { createPage } = actions;
 
-  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-    const docPageTemplate = path.resolve('src/templates/docPage.tsx');
-    resolve(
-      graphql(
-        `
-          query {
-            allMarkdownRemark {
-              edges {
-                node {
-                  id
-                  frontmatter {
-                    title
-                  }
-                  html
-                  fileAbsolutePath
-                }
-              }
+  const result = await graphql(`
+    query {
+      allMarkdownRemark {
+        edges {
+          node {
+            id
+            frontmatter {
+              title
             }
+            html
+            fileAbsolutePath
           }
-        `
-      ).then((result) => {
-        const posts = result.data.allMarkdownRemark.edges;
-        posts.forEach(({ node }, index) => {
-          const fileAbsolutePath = node.fileAbsolutePath;
-          const parsedAbsolutedPath = path.parse(fileAbsolutePath);
-          if (fileAbsolutePath.match('translated_docs')) {
-            const pathCrowdin = `${__dirname}/crowdin/master/website/translated_docs/`;
-            const lng = parsedAbsolutedPath.dir.replace(pathCrowdin, '');
-            const id = node.id;
-            createPage({
-              path: `docs/${lng}/${parsedAbsolutedPath.name}.html`,
-              component: docPageTemplate,
-              context: {
-                id,
-                lng,
-              },
-            });
-          } else {
-            const id = node.id;
-            const lng = 'en';
-            createPage({
-              path: `docs/en/${parsedAbsolutedPath.name}.html`,
-              component: docPageTemplate,
-              context: {
-                id,
-                lng,
-              },
-            });
-          }
-          resolve();
-        });
-      })
-    );
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  `);
+
+  const posts = result.data.allMarkdownRemark.edges;
+
+  posts.forEach(({ node }) => {
+    const parsedPath = path.parse(node.fileAbsolutePath);
+    const id = node.id;
+    const name = parsedPath.name;
+    const lng = parsedPath.dir.match('translated_docs') ? parsedPath.dir.split('/').pop() : 'en';
+
+    createPage({
+      path: `docs/${lng}/${name}.html`,
+      component: docPageTemplate,
+      context: { id, lng },
+    });
   });
 };