diff --git a/generators/bootstrap/index.js b/generators/bootstrap/index.js
index 4dd081079ca5..97596c43fba2 100644
--- a/generators/bootstrap/index.js
+++ b/generators/bootstrap/index.js
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ const { STRING: TYPE_STRING, LONG: TYPE_LONG } = CommonDBTypes;
 
 module.exports = class extends BaseGenerator {
   constructor(args, options) {
-    super(args, options, { unique: 'namespace' });
+    super(args, options, { unique: 'namespace', customCommitTask: true });
 
     /*
      * When testing a generator with yeoman-test using 'withLocalConfig(localConfig)', it instantiates the
diff --git a/generators/server/files.js b/generators/server/files.js
index b6531681a857..5b83d347d48e 100644
--- a/generators/server/files.js
+++ b/generators/server/files.js
@@ -198,6 +198,13 @@ const serverFiles = {
         { file: 'pom.xml', options: { interpolate: INTERPOLATE_REGEX } },
       ],
     },
+    {
+      condition: generator => generator.buildTool === 'maven',
+      templates: [
+        { file: 'npmw', method: 'copy', noEjs: true },
+        { file: 'npmw.cmd', method: 'copy', noEjs: true },
+      ],
+    },
   ],
   serverResource: [
     {
diff --git a/generators/server/index.js b/generators/server/index.js
index 284300e9d28f..93ac17983cbb 100644
--- a/generators/server/index.js
+++ b/generators/server/index.js
@@ -52,6 +52,30 @@ module.exports = class JHipsterServerGenerator extends BaseBlueprintGenerator {
     this.jhipsterOldVersion = this.jhipsterConfig.jhipsterVersion;
 
     useBlueprints = !this.fromBlueprint && this.instantiateBlueprints('server');
+
+    // Not using normal blueprints or this is a normal blueprint.
+    if (!useBlueprints || (this.fromBlueprint && this.sbsBlueprint)) {
+      this.setFeatures({
+        customInstallTask: function customInstallTask(preferredPm, defaultInstallTask) {
+          if ((preferredPm && preferredPm !== 'npm') || this.skipClient || this.jhipsterConfig.skipClient) {
+            return defaultInstallTask();
+          }
+          const gradle = this.jhipsterConfig.buildTool === 'gradle';
+          const command = gradle ? './gradlew' : './npmw';
+          const args = gradle ? ['npmInstall'] : ['install'];
+
+          const failureCallback = error => {
+            this.log(chalk.red(`Error executing '${command} ${args.join(' ')}', execute it yourself. (${error.shortMessage})`));
+            return true;
+          };
+
+          return this.spawnCommand(command, args, { preferLocal: true }).then(
+            () => true,
+            error => failureCallback(error)
+          );
+        }.bind(this),
+      });
+    }
   }
 
   // Public API method used by the getter and also by Blueprints
diff --git a/generators/server/templates/gradle.properties.ejs b/generators/server/templates/gradle.properties.ejs
index 78171d9bf292..5fdb4de45405 100644
--- a/generators/server/templates/gradle.properties.ejs
+++ b/generators/server/templates/gradle.properties.ejs
@@ -102,3 +102,6 @@ checkstyleVersion=8.40
 ## uncomment the below line to enable the selective mode
 
 #org.gradle.configureondemand=true
+
+## Install and use a local version of node and npm.
+nodeInstall
diff --git a/generators/server/templates/npmw b/generators/server/templates/npmw
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..3d0045e34d8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/generators/server/templates/npmw
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+basedir=`dirname "$0"`
+
+if [ -f "$basedir/mvnw" ]; then
+  builddir="target/node"
+  installCommand="$basedir/mvnw frontend:install-node-and-npm@install-node-and-npm"
+else
+  builddir=".gradle/npm"
+  installCommand="$basedir/gradlew npmSetup"
+fi
+
+NPM_EXE="$basedir/$builddir/npm"
+
+if ! [ -x "$NPM_EXE" ]; then
+  $installCommand || true
+fi
+
+if ! [ -x "$NPM_EXE" ]; then
+  npm "$@"
+else
+  $NPM_EXE "$@"
+fi
diff --git a/generators/server/templates/npmw.cmd b/generators/server/templates/npmw.cmd
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f0c285c406b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/generators/server/templates/npmw.cmd
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+@echo off
+
+@setlocal
+
+set NPMW_DIR=%~dp0
+
+if exist "%NPMW_DIR%\mvnw.cmd" (
+  set NPM_EXE=%NPMW_DIR%\target\node\npm.cmd
+  set INSTALL_NPM_COMMAND=%NPMW_DIR%\mvnw.cmd frontend:install-node-and-npm@install-node-and-npm
+) else (
+  set NPM_EXE=%NPMW_DIR%\.gradle\npm\npm.cmd
+  set INSTALL_NPM_COMMAND=%NPMW_DIR%\gradlew.bat npmSetup
+)
+
+if not exist %NPM_EXE% (
+  call %INSTALL_NPM_COMMAND%
+)
+
+if not exist %NPM_EXE% goto globalNpm
+
+%NPM_EXE% %*
+
+:globalNpm
+npm %*
diff --git a/generators/server/templates/pom.xml.ejs b/generators/server/templates/pom.xml.ejs
index ed891f759f1f..c40a6e0bff59 100644
--- a/generators/server/templates/pom.xml.ejs
+++ b/generators/server/templates/pom.xml.ejs
@@ -1542,7 +1542,7 @@
                         <artifactId>frontend-maven-plugin</artifactId>
                         <executions>
                             <execution>
-                                <id>install node and npm</id>
+                                <id>install-node-and-npm</id>
                                 <goals>
                                     <goal>install-node-and-npm</goal>
                                 </goals>
diff --git a/test-integration/scripts/10-install-jhipster.sh b/test-integration/scripts/10-install-jhipster.sh
index 9145459bfdaa..6cedebecb4a0 100755
--- a/test-integration/scripts/10-install-jhipster.sh
+++ b/test-integration/scripts/10-install-jhipster.sh
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ if [[ "$JHI_REPO" == *"/generator-jhipster" ]]; then
 
     cd "$JHI_HOME"
     git --no-pager log -n 10 --graph --pretty='%Cred%h%Creset -%C(yellow)%d%Creset %s %Cgreen(%cr) %C(bold blue)<%an>%Creset' --abbrev-commit
-    npm install -g npm@$(node -e "console.log(require('./generators/generator-constants').NPM_VERSION);") || true
     npm ci
     npm install -g "$JHI_HOME"
 elif [[ "$JHI_GEN_BRANCH" == "release" ]]; then