diff --git a/docs/generated/manifests/menus.json b/docs/generated/manifests/menus.json
index 356d3d198dd2a..b0bbfa06b395f 100644
--- a/docs/generated/manifests/menus.json
+++ b/docs/generated/manifests/menus.json
@@ -5027,6 +5027,14 @@
                 "children": [],
                 "isExternal": false,
                 "disableCollapsible": false
+              },
+              {
+                "id": "verdaccio",
+                "path": "/packages/js/executors/verdaccio",
+                "name": "verdaccio",
+                "children": [],
+                "isExternal": false,
+                "disableCollapsible": false
               }
             ],
             "isExternal": false,
@@ -5060,6 +5068,14 @@
                 "children": [],
                 "isExternal": false,
                 "disableCollapsible": false
+              },
+              {
+                "id": "setup-verdaccio",
+                "path": "/packages/js/generators/setup-verdaccio",
+                "name": "setup-verdaccio",
+                "children": [],
+                "isExternal": false,
+                "disableCollapsible": false
               }
             ],
             "isExternal": false,
diff --git a/docs/generated/manifests/packages.json b/docs/generated/manifests/packages.json
index 53704f8840e3c..35123dcb3377f 100644
--- a/docs/generated/manifests/packages.json
+++ b/docs/generated/manifests/packages.json
@@ -1002,6 +1002,15 @@
         "originalFilePath": "/packages/js/src/executors/node/schema.json",
         "path": "/packages/js/executors/node",
         "type": "executor"
+      },
+      "/packages/js/executors/verdaccio": {
+        "description": "Start local registry with verdaccio",
+        "file": "generated/packages/js/executors/verdaccio.json",
+        "hidden": false,
+        "name": "verdaccio",
+        "originalFilePath": "/packages/js/src/executors/verdaccio/schema.json",
+        "path": "/packages/js/executors/verdaccio",
+        "type": "executor"
       }
     },
     "generators": {
@@ -1031,6 +1040,15 @@
         "originalFilePath": "/packages/js/src/generators/convert-to-swc/schema.json",
         "path": "/packages/js/generators/convert-to-swc",
         "type": "generator"
+      },
+      "/packages/js/generators/setup-verdaccio": {
+        "description": "Setup Verdaccio for local package management.",
+        "file": "generated/packages/js/generators/setup-verdaccio.json",
+        "hidden": false,
+        "name": "setup-verdaccio",
+        "originalFilePath": "/packages/js/src/generators/setup-verdaccio/schema.json",
+        "path": "/packages/js/generators/setup-verdaccio",
+        "type": "generator"
       }
     },
     "path": "/packages/js"
diff --git a/docs/generated/packages-metadata.json b/docs/generated/packages-metadata.json
index 8770b0085ff90..46d467ff50619 100644
--- a/docs/generated/packages-metadata.json
+++ b/docs/generated/packages-metadata.json
@@ -986,6 +986,15 @@
         "originalFilePath": "/packages/js/src/executors/node/schema.json",
         "path": "js/executors/node",
         "type": "executor"
+      },
+      {
+        "description": "Start local registry with verdaccio",
+        "file": "generated/packages/js/executors/verdaccio.json",
+        "hidden": false,
+        "name": "verdaccio",
+        "originalFilePath": "/packages/js/src/executors/verdaccio/schema.json",
+        "path": "js/executors/verdaccio",
+        "type": "executor"
       }
     ],
     "generators": [
@@ -1015,6 +1024,15 @@
         "originalFilePath": "/packages/js/src/generators/convert-to-swc/schema.json",
         "path": "js/generators/convert-to-swc",
         "type": "generator"
+      },
+      {
+        "description": "Setup Verdaccio for local package management.",
+        "file": "generated/packages/js/generators/setup-verdaccio.json",
+        "hidden": false,
+        "name": "setup-verdaccio",
+        "originalFilePath": "/packages/js/src/generators/setup-verdaccio/schema.json",
+        "path": "js/generators/setup-verdaccio",
+        "type": "generator"
       }
     ],
     "githubRoot": "https://github.com/nrwl/nx/blob/master",
diff --git a/docs/generated/packages/js/executors/verdaccio.json b/docs/generated/packages/js/executors/verdaccio.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..931ce53e72e27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/generated/packages/js/executors/verdaccio.json
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+{
+  "name": "verdaccio",
+  "implementation": "/packages/js/src/executors/verdaccio/verdaccio.impl.ts",
+  "schema": {
+    "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/schema",
+    "version": 2,
+    "title": "Verdaccio Local Registry",
+    "description": "Start a local registry with Verdaccio.",
+    "cli": "nx",
+    "type": "object",
+    "properties": {
+      "location": {
+        "type": "string",
+        "description": "Location option for npm config",
+        "default": "user",
+        "enum": ["global", "user", "project"]
+      },
+      "storage": {
+        "type": "string",
+        "description": "Path to the custom storage directory for Verdaccio"
+      },
+      "port": {
+        "type": "number",
+        "description": "Port of local registry that Verdaccio should listen to",
+        "default": 4873
+      },
+      "config": {
+        "type": "string",
+        "description": "Path to the custom Verdaccio config file"
+      },
+      "clear": {
+        "type": "boolean",
+        "description": "Clear local registry storage before starting Verdaccio",
+        "default": true
+      }
+    },
+    "required": ["port"],
+    "presets": []
+  },
+  "description": "Start local registry with verdaccio",
+  "aliases": [],
+  "hidden": false,
+  "path": "/packages/js/src/executors/verdaccio/schema.json",
+  "type": "executor"
+}
diff --git a/docs/generated/packages/js/generators/setup-verdaccio.json b/docs/generated/packages/js/generators/setup-verdaccio.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..be48e303fa5ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/generated/packages/js/generators/setup-verdaccio.json
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+{
+  "name": "setup-verdaccio",
+  "factory": "./src/generators/setup-verdaccio/generator#setupVerdaccio",
+  "schema": {
+    "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/schema",
+    "$id": "SetupVerdaccio",
+    "title": "Setup Verdaccio",
+    "description": "Setup Verdaccio local-registry.",
+    "type": "object",
+    "properties": {
+      "skipFormat": {
+        "description": "Skip formatting files.",
+        "type": "boolean",
+        "default": false,
+        "x-priority": "internal"
+      }
+    },
+    "required": [],
+    "presets": []
+  },
+  "alias": ["verdaccio"],
+  "description": "Setup Verdaccio for local package management.",
+  "implementation": "/packages/js/src/generators/setup-verdaccio/generator#setupVerdaccio.ts",
+  "aliases": [],
+  "hidden": false,
+  "path": "/packages/js/src/generators/setup-verdaccio/schema.json",
+  "type": "generator"
+}
diff --git a/packages/js/executors.json b/packages/js/executors.json
index bfedf70d9d752..4f749eff6ebb2 100644
--- a/packages/js/executors.json
+++ b/packages/js/executors.json
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@
       "implementation": "./src/executors/node/node.impl",
       "schema": "./src/executors/node/schema.json",
       "description": "Execute a Node application."
+    },
+    "verdaccio": {
+      "implementation": "./src/executors/verdaccio/verdaccio.impl",
+      "schema": "./src/executors/verdaccio/schema.json",
+      "description": "Start local registry with verdaccio"
     }
   },
   "builders": {
@@ -32,6 +37,11 @@
       "implementation": "./src/executors/node/compat",
       "schema": "./src/executors/node/schema.json",
       "description": "Execute a Node application."
+    },
+    "verdaccio": {
+      "implementation": "./src/executors/verdaccio/compat",
+      "schema": "./src/executors/verdaccio/schema.json",
+      "description": "Start local registry with verdaccio"
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/js/generators.json b/packages/js/generators.json
index 1913a999db978..3b48d62a48af4 100644
--- a/packages/js/generators.json
+++ b/packages/js/generators.json
@@ -23,6 +23,12 @@
       "aliases": ["swc"],
       "x-type": "library",
       "description": "Convert a TypeScript library to compile with SWC."
+    },
+    "setup-verdaccio": {
+      "factory": "./src/generators/setup-verdaccio/generator#setupVerdaccioSchematic",
+      "schema": "./src/generators/setup-verdaccio/schema.json",
+      "alias": ["verdaccio"],
+      "description": "Setup Verdaccio for local package management."
     }
   },
   "generators": {
@@ -47,6 +53,12 @@
       "aliases": ["swc"],
       "x-type": "library",
       "description": "Convert a TypeScript library to compile with SWC."
+    },
+    "setup-verdaccio": {
+      "factory": "./src/generators/setup-verdaccio/generator#setupVerdaccio",
+      "schema": "./src/generators/setup-verdaccio/schema.json",
+      "alias": ["verdaccio"],
+      "description": "Setup Verdaccio for local package management."
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/js/package.json b/packages/js/package.json
index 64881b56cc4c7..79cdfb2880802 100644
--- a/packages/js/package.json
+++ b/packages/js/package.json
@@ -54,6 +54,14 @@
     "@nx/devkit": "file:../devkit",
     "@nx/workspace": "file:../workspace"
   },
+  "peerDependencies": {
+    "verdaccio": "^5.0.4"
+  },
+  "peerDependenciesMeta": {
+    "verdaccio": {
+      "optional": true
+    }
+  },
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public"
   }
diff --git a/packages/js/src/executors/verdaccio/compat.ts b/packages/js/src/executors/verdaccio/compat.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..59c9b9ce7d167
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/js/src/executors/verdaccio/compat.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import { convertNxExecutor } from '@nx/devkit';
+
+import { verdaccioExecutor } from './verdaccio.impl';
+
+export default convertNxExecutor(verdaccioExecutor);
diff --git a/packages/js/src/executors/verdaccio/schema.d.ts b/packages/js/src/executors/verdaccio/schema.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..0744a5d8d1af4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/js/src/executors/verdaccio/schema.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+export interface VerdaccioExecutorSchema {
+  location?: string;
+  storage?: string;
+  port: number;
+  config?: string;
+  clear?: boolean;
+}
diff --git a/packages/js/src/executors/verdaccio/schema.json b/packages/js/src/executors/verdaccio/schema.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..a6b63a650db23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/js/src/executors/verdaccio/schema.json
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/schema",
+  "version": 2,
+  "title": "Verdaccio Local Registry",
+  "description": "Start a local registry with Verdaccio.",
+  "cli": "nx",
+  "type": "object",
+  "properties": {
+    "location": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "description": "Location option for npm config",
+      "default": "user",
+      "enum": ["global", "user", "project"]
+    },
+    "storage": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "description": "Path to the custom storage directory for Verdaccio"
+    },
+    "port": {
+      "type": "number",
+      "description": "Port of local registry that Verdaccio should listen to",
+      "default": 4873
+    },
+    "config": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "description": "Path to the custom Verdaccio config file"
+    },
+    "clear": {
+      "type": "boolean",
+      "description": "Clear local registry storage before starting Verdaccio",
+      "default": true
+    }
+  },
+  "required": ["port"]
+}
diff --git a/packages/js/src/executors/verdaccio/verdaccio.impl.ts b/packages/js/src/executors/verdaccio/verdaccio.impl.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..16e76b7227faa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/js/src/executors/verdaccio/verdaccio.impl.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,192 @@
+import { ExecutorContext, logger } from '@nx/devkit';
+import { removeSync, existsSync } from 'fs-extra';
+import { ChildProcess, execSync, fork } from 'child_process';
+import { VerdaccioExecutorSchema } from './schema';
+
+let childProcess: ChildProcess;
+
+/**
+ * - set npm and yarn to use local registry
+ * - start verdaccio
+ * - stop local registry when done
+ */
+export async function verdaccioExecutor(
+  options: VerdaccioExecutorSchema,
+  context: ExecutorContext
+) {
+  try {
+    require.resolve('verdaccio');
+  } catch (e) {
+    throw new Error(
+      'Verdaccio is not installed. Please run `npm install verdaccio` or `yarn add verdaccio`'
+    );
+  }
+
+  if (options.clear && options.storage && existsSync(options.storage)) {
+    removeSync(options.storage);
+  }
+  const cleanupFunctions = [setupNpm(options), setupYarn(options)];
+
+  const processExitListener = (signal?: number | NodeJS.Signals) => {
+    if (childProcess) {
+      childProcess.kill(signal);
+    }
+    for (const fn of cleanupFunctions) {
+      fn();
+    }
+  };
+  process.on('exit', processExitListener);
+  process.on('SIGTERM', processExitListener);
+  process.on('SIGINT', processExitListener);
+  process.on('SIGHUP', processExitListener);
+
+  try {
+    await startVerdaccio(options);
+  } catch (e) {
+    logger.error('Failed to start verdaccio: ' + e.toString());
+    return {
+      success: false,
+    };
+  }
+  return {
+    success: true,
+  };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Fork the verdaccio process: https://verdaccio.org/docs/verdaccio-programmatically/#using-fork-from-child_process-module
+ */
+function startVerdaccio(options: VerdaccioExecutorSchema) {
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    childProcess = fork(
+      require.resolve('verdaccio/bin/verdaccio'),
+      createVerdaccioOptions(options),
+      {
+        env: {
+          ...process.env,
+          VERDACCIO_HANDLE_KILL_SIGNALS: 'true',
+        },
+        stdio: ['inherit', 'pipe', 'pipe', 'ipc'],
+      }
+    );
+
+    childProcess.stdout.on('data', (data) => {
+      process.stdout.write(data);
+    });
+    childProcess.stderr.on('data', (data) => {
+      if (
+        data.includes('VerdaccioWarning') ||
+        data.includes('DeprecationWarning')
+      ) {
+        process.stdout.write(data);
+      } else {
+        reject(data);
+      }
+    });
+    childProcess.on('error', (err) => {
+      reject(err);
+    });
+    childProcess.on('disconnect', (err) => {
+      reject(err);
+    });
+    childProcess.on('exit', (code) => {
+      if (code === 0) {
+        resolve(code);
+      } else {
+        reject(code);
+      }
+    });
+  });
+}
+
+function createVerdaccioOptions(options: VerdaccioExecutorSchema) {
+  const verdaccioArgs: string[] = [];
+  if (options.port) {
+    verdaccioArgs.push('--listen', options.port.toString());
+  }
+  if (options.config) {
+    verdaccioArgs.push('--config', options.config);
+  }
+  return verdaccioArgs;
+}
+
+function setupNpm(options: VerdaccioExecutorSchema) {
+  try {
+    execSync('npm --version');
+  } catch (e) {
+    return () => {};
+  }
+
+  let npmRegistryPath;
+  try {
+    npmRegistryPath = execSync(
+      `npm config get registry --location ${options.location}`
+    )
+      ?.toString()
+      ?.trim()
+      ?.replace('\u001b[2K\u001b[1G', ''); // strip out ansi codes
+    execSync(
+      `npm config set registry http://localhost:${options.port}/ --location ${options.location}`
+    );
+    execSync(
+      `npm config set //localhost:${options.port}/:_authToken="secretVerdaccioToken"`
+    );
+    logger.info(`Set npm registry to http://localhost:${options.port}/`);
+  } catch (e) {
+    throw new Error(
+      `Failed to set npm registry to http://localhost:${options.port}/: ${e.message}`
+    );
+  }
+
+  return () => {
+    try {
+      if (npmRegistryPath) {
+        execSync(
+          `npm config set registry ${npmRegistryPath} --location ${options.location}`
+        );
+        logger.info(`Reset npm registry to ${npmRegistryPath}`);
+      } else {
+        execSync(`npm config delete registry --location ${options.location}`);
+      }
+    } catch (e) {
+      throw new Error(`Failed to reset npm registry: ${e.message}`);
+    }
+  };
+}
+
+function setupYarn(options: VerdaccioExecutorSchema) {
+  try {
+    execSync('yarn --version');
+  } catch (e) {
+    return () => {};
+  }
+
+  let yarnRegistryPath;
+  try {
+    yarnRegistryPath = execSync(`yarn config get registry`)
+      ?.toString()
+      ?.trim()
+      ?.replace('\u001b[2K\u001b[1G', ''); // strip out ansi codes
+    execSync(`yarn config set registry http://localhost:${options.port}/`);
+    logger.info(`Set yarn registry to http://localhost:${options.port}/`);
+  } catch (e) {
+    throw new Error(
+      `Failed to set yarn registry to http://localhost:${options.port}/: ${e.message}`
+    );
+  }
+
+  return () => {
+    try {
+      if (yarnRegistryPath) {
+        execSync(`yarn config set registry ${yarnRegistryPath}`);
+        logger.info(`Reset yarn registry to ${yarnRegistryPath}`);
+      } else {
+        execSync(`yarn config delete registry`);
+      }
+    } catch (e) {
+      throw new Error(`Failed to reset yarn registry: ${e.message}`);
+    }
+  };
+}
+
+export default verdaccioExecutor;
diff --git a/packages/js/src/generators/init/init.ts b/packages/js/src/generators/init/init.ts
index 86936f80bb1a2..53093f09b2142 100644
--- a/packages/js/src/generators/init/init.ts
+++ b/packages/js/src/generators/init/init.ts
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ import {
 } from '../../utils/versions';
 import { InitSchema } from './schema';
 
-let formatTaskAdded = false;
-
 export async function initGenerator(
   tree: Tree,
   schema: InitSchema
diff --git a/packages/js/src/generators/library/library.ts b/packages/js/src/generators/library/library.ts
index f846fa7ebbdd4..a3b386098c64a 100644
--- a/packages/js/src/generators/library/library.ts
+++ b/packages/js/src/generators/library/library.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import {
 } from '../../utils/versions';
 import jsInitGenerator from '../init/init';
 import { PackageJson } from 'nx/src/utils/package-json';
+import setupVerdaccio from '../setup-verdaccio/generator';
 
 export async function libraryGenerator(
   tree: Tree,
@@ -72,6 +73,10 @@ export async function projectGenerator(
 
   tasks.push(addProjectDependencies(tree, options));
 
+  if (options.publishable) {
+    tasks.push(await setupVerdaccio(tree, { ...options, skipFormat: true }));
+  }
+
   if (options.bundler === 'vite') {
     const { viteConfigurationGenerator } = ensurePackage('@nx/vite', nxVersion);
     const viteTask = await viteConfigurationGenerator(tree, {
diff --git a/packages/js/src/generators/setup-verdaccio/files/config.yml b/packages/js/src/generators/setup-verdaccio/files/config.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..1805e5ac8097d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/js/src/generators/setup-verdaccio/files/config.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# path to a directory with all packages
+storage: ../tmp/local-registry/storage
+
+auth:
+  htpasswd:
+    file: ./htpasswd
+
+# a list of other known repositories we can talk to
+uplinks:
+  npmjs:
+    url: https://registry.npmjs.org/
+    maxage: 60m
+
+packages:
+  '**':
+    # give all users (including non-authenticated users) full access
+    # because it is a local registry
+    access: $all
+    publish: $all
+    unpublish: $all
+
+    # if package is not available locally, proxy requests to npm registry
+    proxy: npmjs
+
+# log settings
+logs:
+  type: stdout
+  format: pretty
+  level: http
diff --git a/packages/js/src/generators/setup-verdaccio/files/htpasswd b/packages/js/src/generators/setup-verdaccio/files/htpasswd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..8391cd4b0a901
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/js/src/generators/setup-verdaccio/files/htpasswd
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+test:$6FrCaT/v0dwE:autocreated 2020-03-25T19:10:50.254Z
diff --git a/packages/js/src/generators/setup-verdaccio/generator.spec.ts b/packages/js/src/generators/setup-verdaccio/generator.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..40d6f276624a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/js/src/generators/setup-verdaccio/generator.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+import { createTreeWithEmptyWorkspace } from '@nx/devkit/testing';
+import { Tree, readJson, readProjectConfiguration } from '@nx/devkit';
+
+import generator from './generator';
+import { SetupVerdaccioGeneratorSchema } from './schema';
+import { PackageJson } from 'nx/src/utils/package-json';
+
+describe('setup-verdaccio generator', () => {
+  let tree: Tree;
+  const options: SetupVerdaccioGeneratorSchema = { skipFormat: false };
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    tree = createTreeWithEmptyWorkspace();
+  });
+
+  it('should create project.json if it does not exist', async () => {
+    await generator(tree, options);
+    const config = readJson(tree, 'project.json');
+    expect(config).toEqual({
+      name: 'test-name',
+      $schema: 'node_modules/nx/schemas/project-schema.json',
+      targets: {
+        'local-registry': {
+          executor: '@nx/js:verdaccio',
+          options: {
+            port: 4873,
+            config: '.verdaccio/config.yml',
+            storage: 'tmp/local-registry/storage',
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should add local-registry target to project.json', async () => {
+    tree.write('project.json', JSON.stringify({}));
+    await generator(tree, options);
+    const config = readJson(tree, 'project.json');
+    expect(config).toEqual({
+      targets: {
+        'local-registry': {
+          executor: '@nx/js:verdaccio',
+          options: {
+            port: 4873,
+            config: '.verdaccio/config.yml',
+            storage: 'tmp/local-registry/storage',
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should not override existing local-registry target to project.json if target already exists', async () => {
+    tree.write(
+      'project.json',
+      JSON.stringify({
+        targets: {
+          'local-registry': {},
+        },
+      })
+    );
+    await generator(tree, options);
+    const config = readJson(tree, 'project.json');
+    expect(config).toEqual({
+      targets: {
+        'local-registry': {},
+      },
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should be able to run setup verdaccio multiple times', async () => {
+    await generator(tree, options);
+    tree.write(
+      'project.json',
+      JSON.stringify({
+        targets: {
+          'local-registry': {},
+        },
+      })
+    );
+    await generator(tree, options);
+    const config = readJson(tree, 'project.json');
+    expect(config).toEqual({
+      targets: {
+        'local-registry': {},
+      },
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should install verdaccio to devDependencies', async () => {
+    await generator(tree, options);
+    const packageJson: PackageJson = readJson(tree, 'package.json');
+    expect(packageJson.devDependencies).toEqual({
+      verdaccio: '^5.0.4',
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/js/src/generators/setup-verdaccio/generator.ts b/packages/js/src/generators/setup-verdaccio/generator.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..dd27e05ffd69f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/js/src/generators/setup-verdaccio/generator.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+import {
+  addDependenciesToPackageJson,
+  addProjectConfiguration,
+  convertNxGenerator,
+  formatFiles,
+  generateFiles,
+  ProjectConfiguration,
+  readJson,
+  TargetConfiguration,
+  Tree,
+  updateJson,
+} from '@nx/devkit';
+import * as path from 'path';
+import { SetupVerdaccioGeneratorSchema } from './schema';
+import { verdaccioVersion } from '../../utils/versions';
+
+export async function setupVerdaccio(
+  tree: Tree,
+  options: SetupVerdaccioGeneratorSchema
+) {
+  if (!tree.exists('.verdaccio/config.yml')) {
+    generateFiles(tree, path.join(__dirname, 'files'), '.verdaccio', {});
+  }
+
+  const verdaccioTarget: TargetConfiguration = {
+    executor: '@nx/js:verdaccio',
+    options: {
+      port: 4873,
+      config: '.verdaccio/config.yml',
+      storage: 'tmp/local-registry/storage',
+    },
+  };
+  if (!tree.exists('project.json')) {
+    const { name } = readJson(tree, 'package.json');
+    addProjectConfiguration(tree, name, {
+      root: '.',
+      targets: {
+        ['local-registry']: verdaccioTarget,
+      },
+    });
+  } else {
+    // use updateJson instead of updateProjectConfiguration due to unknown project name
+    updateJson(tree, 'project.json', (json: ProjectConfiguration) => {
+      if (!json.targets) {
+        json.targets = {};
+      }
+      json.targets['local-registry'] ??= verdaccioTarget;
+
+      return json;
+    });
+  }
+
+  if (!options.skipFormat) {
+    await formatFiles(tree);
+  }
+
+  return addDependenciesToPackageJson(
+    tree,
+    {},
+    { verdaccio: verdaccioVersion }
+  );
+}
+
+export default setupVerdaccio;
+export const setupVerdaccioSchematic = convertNxGenerator(setupVerdaccio);
diff --git a/packages/js/src/generators/setup-verdaccio/schema.d.ts b/packages/js/src/generators/setup-verdaccio/schema.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..008ea1fd43e23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/js/src/generators/setup-verdaccio/schema.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+export interface SetupVerdaccioGeneratorSchema {
+  skipFormat: boolean;
+}
diff --git a/packages/js/src/generators/setup-verdaccio/schema.json b/packages/js/src/generators/setup-verdaccio/schema.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..9efc84a8ef517
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/js/src/generators/setup-verdaccio/schema.json
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/schema",
+  "$id": "SetupVerdaccio",
+  "title": "Setup Verdaccio",
+  "description": "Setup Verdaccio local-registry.",
+  "type": "object",
+  "properties": {
+    "skipFormat": {
+      "description": "Skip formatting files.",
+      "type": "boolean",
+      "default": false,
+      "x-priority": "internal"
+    }
+  },
+  "required": []
+}
diff --git a/packages/js/src/utils/versions.ts b/packages/js/src/utils/versions.ts
index bf0291a4c392b..ac29ce97ddde7 100644
--- a/packages/js/src/utils/versions.ts
+++ b/packages/js/src/utils/versions.ts
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ export const swcNodeVersion = '~1.4.2';
 export const tsLibVersion = '^2.3.0';
 export const typesNodeVersion = '18.7.1';
 export const typescriptVersion = '~5.0.2';
+export const verdaccioVersion = '^5.0.4';