diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
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+# validate config at https://config.travis-ci.com/explore
+os: linux
+dist: xenial
+language: node_js
+node_js:
+  - "10"
+cache: yarn
+
+# platform specific configuration
+jobs:
+
+  # jobs which have to succeed
+  include:
+    # OS: MAC
+    ## -> build darwin
+    - name: "Standalone MacOS on MacOS"
+      os: osx
+      osx_image: xcode11.3
+      before_install:
+        - HOMEBREW_NO_AUTO_UPDATE=1 brew install git-lfs
+        - HOMEBREW_NO_AUTO_UPDATE=1 brew install ffmpeg
+      script: 
+        - cd gulp
+        - yarn gulp build.standalone-prod || travis_terminate 1
+        - yarn gulp standalone.prepare
+        - yarn gulp standalone.package.prod.darwin64
+        - cd ..
+
+    ## -> build win
+    - name: "Standalone Windows on MacOS"
+      os: osx
+      osx_image: xcode11.3
+      before_install:
+        - HOMEBREW_NO_AUTO_UPDATE=1 brew install git-lfs
+        - HOMEBREW_NO_AUTO_UPDATE=1 brew install ffmpeg
+        - HOMEBREW_NO_AUTO_UPDATE=1 brew cask install wine-stable
+        # prevent Wine popup dialogs about installing additional packages
+        - export WINEDLLOVERRIDES="mscoree,mshtml="
+        - export WINEDEBUG="-all"
+      script:
+        - cd gulp
+        - yarn gulp build.standalone-prod || travis_terminate 1
+        - yarn gulp standalone.prepare
+        - yarn gulp standalone.package.prod.win64
+        - yarn gulp standalone.package.prod.win32
+        - cd ..
+
+    ## -> build linux
+    - name: "Standalone Linux on MacOS"
+      os: osx
+      osx_image: xcode11.3
+      before_install:
+        - HOMEBREW_NO_AUTO_UPDATE=1 brew install git-lfs
+        - HOMEBREW_NO_AUTO_UPDATE=1 brew install ffmpeg
+      script: 
+        - cd gulp
+        - yarn gulp build.standalone-prod || travis_terminate 1
+        - yarn gulp standalone.prepare
+        - yarn gulp standalone.package.prod.linux64
+        - yarn gulp standalone.package.prod.linux32
+        - cd ..
+
+    # OS: LINUX
+    ## -> build darwin
+    ## not possible
+
+    ## -> build win
+    - name: "Standalone Windows on Linux"
+      os: linux
+      addons:
+        apt:
+          packages:
+            - libavformat-dev
+            - libavfilter-dev
+            - libavdevice-dev
+            - ffmpeg
+            - wine
+      script: 
+        - cd gulp
+        - yarn gulp build.standalone-prod || travis_terminate 1
+        - yarn gulp standalone.prepare
+        - yarn gulp standalone.package.prod.win64
+        - yarn gulp standalone.package.prod.win32
+        - cd ..
+
+    ## -> build linux
+    - name: "Standalone Linux on Linux"
+      os: linux
+      addons:
+        apt:
+          packages:
+            - libavformat-dev
+            - libavfilter-dev
+            - libavdevice-dev
+            - ffmpeg
+      script: 
+        - cd gulp
+        - yarn gulp build.standalone-prod || travis_terminate 1
+        - yarn gulp standalone.prepare
+        - yarn gulp standalone.package.prod.linux64
+        - yarn gulp standalone.package.prod.linux32
+        - cd ..
+
+    # OS: WINDOWS
+    ## -> build darwin
+    ## not possible
+
+    ## -> build linux
+    - name: "Standalone Linux on Windows"
+      os: windows
+      env: YARN_GPG=no
+      before_install:
+        - choco install git-lfs -y -f || echo "0" # choco fails but git-lfs is still installed
+        - choco install ffmpeg
+        - export PATH=/C/ProgramData/chocolatey/lib/ffmpeg/tools/ffmpeg/bin:$PATH
+        - wget https://github.com/moiamond/docker-ffmpeg-base-windowsservercore/raw/master/System32/avicap32.dll -P /C/Windows/System32/
+        - wget https://github.com/moiamond/docker-ffmpeg-base-windowsservercore/raw/master/System32/msvfw32.dll -P /C/Windows/System32/
+      script:
+        - cd gulp
+        - yarn gulp build.standalone-prod || travis_terminate 1
+        - yarn gulp standalone.prepare
+        - yarn gulp standalone.package.prod.linux64
+        - yarn gulp standalone.package.prod.linux32
+        - cd ..
+
+    ## -> build win
+    - name: "Standalone Windows on Windows"
+      os: windows
+      env: YARN_GPG=no
+      before_install:
+        - choco install git-lfs -y -f || echo "0" # choco fails but git-lfs is still installed
+        - choco install ffmpeg
+        - choco install wget
+        - export PATH=/C/ProgramData/chocolatey/lib/ffmpeg/tools/ffmpeg/bin:$PATH
+        - wget https://github.com/moiamond/docker-ffmpeg-base-windowsservercore/raw/master/System32/avicap32.dll -P /C/Windows/System32/
+        - wget https://github.com/moiamond/docker-ffmpeg-base-windowsservercore/raw/master/System32/msvfw32.dll -P /C/Windows/System32/
+      script:
+        - cd gulp
+        - yarn gulp build.standalone-prod || travis_terminate 1
+        - yarn gulp standalone.prepare
+        - yarn gulp standalone.package.prod.win64
+        - yarn gulp standalone.package.prod.win32
+        - cd ..
+
+  # mark build as finished even if "allow_failures" are still running
+  fast_finish: true
+
+  # optional jobs which may fail
+  #allow_failures:
+  #  - name: ""
+    
+# shared
+install:
+  - git lfs install
+  - git lfs pull
+
+  - yarn
+  
+  # electron dependencies
+  - cd electron 
+  - yarn
+  - cd ..
+
+  # gulp dependendencies
+  - cd gulp 
+  - yarn
+  - cd ..
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diff --git a/gulp/standalone.js b/gulp/standalone.js
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--- a/gulp/standalone.js
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@@ -21,8 +21,11 @@ function gulptasksStandalone($, gulp, buildFolder) {
             path.join(electronBaseDir, "lib", "**", "*.node"),
             path.join(electronBaseDir, "node_modules", "**", "*.*"),
             path.join(electronBaseDir, "node_modules", "**", ".*"),
-            path.join(electronBaseDir, "node_modules", "**", "*"),
             path.join(electronBaseDir, "favicon*"),
+
+            // fails on platforms which support symlinks
+            // https://github.com/gulpjs/gulp/issues/1427
+            // path.join(electronBaseDir, "node_modules", "**", "*"),
         ];
         return gulp.src(requiredFiles, { base: electronBaseDir }).pipe(gulp.dest(tempDestBuildDir));
     });