diff --git a/packages/embark/.babelrc.js b/packages/embark/.babelrc.js
index c4f988159..5bb1ef830 100644
--- a/packages/embark/.babelrc.js
+++ b/packages/embark/.babelrc.js
@@ -43,22 +43,16 @@ module.exports = (api) => {
   const base = {};
 
   const node = cloneDeep(base);
-  Object.assign(node, {
-    ignore: [
-      'src/lib/modules/basic-pipeline/babel-loader-overrides.js',
-      'src/lib/modules/basic-pipeline/webpack.config.js'
-    ]
-  });
 
   if (env === 'node') {
-    copyFiles(node.ignore);
+    copyFiles(node.ignore || []);
     return node;
   }
 
   const test = cloneDeep(node);
 
   if (env === 'test') {
-    copyFiles(test.ignore);
+    copyFiles(test.ignore || []);
     return test;
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/embark/package.json b/packages/embark/package.json
index 56643fb1d..675d37385 100644
--- a/packages/embark/package.json
+++ b/packages/embark/package.json
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@
     "embark-accounts-manager": "^4.1.1",
     "embark-api": "^4.1.1",
     "embark-authenticator": "^4.1.1",
+    "embark-basic-pipeline": "^4.1.1",
     "embark-code-runner": "^4.1.1",
     "embark-communication": "^4.1.1",
     "embark-compiler": "^4.1.1",
@@ -207,7 +208,6 @@
     "web3-providers-ws": "1.2.1",
     "web3-shh": "1.2.1",
     "web3-utils": "1.2.1",
-    "webpack": "4.41.0",
     "window-size": "1.1.1",
     "ws": "7.1.2",
     "yo-yoify": "4.3.0"
diff --git a/packages/embark/src/lib/core/engine.js b/packages/embark/src/lib/core/engine.js
index 205ac2551..65540b6fb 100644
--- a/packages/embark/src/lib/core/engine.js
+++ b/packages/embark/src/lib/core/engine.js
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ class Engine {
   }
 
   pipelineService(_options) {
-    this.registerModule('basic-pipeline', {
+    this.registerModulePackage('embark-basic-pipeline', {
       plugins: this.plugins,
       webpackConfigName: this.webpackConfigName,
       useDashboard: this.useDashboard
diff --git a/packages/plugins/basic-pipeline/.babelrc.js b/packages/plugins/basic-pipeline/.babelrc.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2b236d313
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugins/basic-pipeline/.babelrc.js
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+/* global __dirname module require */
+
+const cloneDeep = require('lodash.clonedeep');
+const {copySync, ensureDirSync} = require('fs-extra');
+const glob = require('glob');
+const {dirname, join, relative} = require('path');
+
+// @babel/cli v7's --copy-files option does not work well together with
+// config-specified ignore paths, and that's a problem for embark-collective
+// actions since the @babel/cli invocation must be the same across all packages
+// in the collective; so any package in the collective that excludes src/ files
+// from transpilation via its package-local .babelrc.js should copy those files
+// into dist/, but only if they are expected to be in dist/; .babelrc.js should
+// also copy any non .js,.ts files into /dist
+
+// in this case we want the un-transpiled webpack config and babel-loader
+// overrides script from the basic-pipeline to be copied into the respective
+// subdir in dist/; we also want to copy .ejs and .json files
+
+function copyFiles (ignored) {
+  const others = glob.sync(
+    join(__dirname, 'src/**/*.*'),
+    {ignore: [
+      join(__dirname, 'src/**/*.js'),
+      join(__dirname, 'src/**/*.ts'),
+      join(__dirname, 'src/**/*.disabled')
+    ]}
+  ).map(path => relative(__dirname, path));
+
+  ignored = ignored.concat(others);
+  ignored
+    .map(path => path.replace('src/', 'dist/'))
+    .forEach((dest, index) => {
+      ensureDirSync(dirname(join(__dirname, dest)));
+      const source = ignored[index];
+      copySync(join(__dirname, source), join(__dirname, dest));
+  });
+}
+
+module.exports = (api) => {
+  const env = api.env();
+
+  const base = {};
+
+  const node = cloneDeep(base);
+  Object.assign(node, {
+    ignore: [
+      'src/babel-loader-overrides.js',
+      'src/webpack.config.js'
+    ]
+  });
+
+  if (env === 'node') {
+    copyFiles(node.ignore);
+    return node;
+  }
+
+  const test = cloneDeep(node);
+
+  if (env === 'test') {
+    copyFiles(test.ignore);
+    return test;
+  }
+
+  return base;
+};
diff --git a/packages/plugins/basic-pipeline/.npmrc b/packages/plugins/basic-pipeline/.npmrc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e031d3432
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugins/basic-pipeline/.npmrc
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+engine-strict = true
+package-lock = false
+save-exact = true
+scripts-prepend-node-path = true
diff --git a/packages/plugins/basic-pipeline/README.md b/packages/plugins/basic-pipeline/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a9de3c92e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugins/basic-pipeline/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# `embark-basic-pipeline`
+
+> Basic pipeline for Embark that builds a DApp's frontend assets using webpack
+
+Visit [embark.status.im](https://embark.status.im/) to get started with
+[Embark](https://github.com/embark-framework/embark).
+
+Contracts in `test/fixture/contracts` are from [OpenZeppelin](https://github.com/OpenZeppelin/openzeppelin-solidity) and [Gnosis Prediction Markets](https://github.com/gnosis/pm-contracts)
diff --git a/packages/plugins/basic-pipeline/package.json b/packages/plugins/basic-pipeline/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f16f92141
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugins/basic-pipeline/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+{
+  "name": "embark-basic-pipeline",
+  "version": "4.1.1",
+  "author": "Iuri Matias <iuri.matias@gmail.com>",
+  "contributors": [],
+  "description": "Basic pipeline for Embark that builds a DApp's frontend assets using webpack",
+  "homepage": "https://github.com/embark-framework/embark/tree/master/packages/plugins/basic-pipeline#readme",
+  "bugs": "https://github.com/embark-framework/embark/issues",
+  "keywords": [
+    "blockchain",
+    "dapps",
+    "ethereum",
+    "ipfs",
+    "serverless",
+    "solc",
+    "solidity"
+  ],
+  "files": [
+    "dist"
+  ],
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "repository": {
+    "directory": "packages/plugins/basic-pipeline",
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "https://github.com/embark-framework/embark.git"
+  },
+  "main": "./dist/index.js",
+  "embark-collective": {
+    "build:node": true
+  },
+  "scripts": {
+    "_build": "npm run solo -- build",
+    "ci": "npm run qa",
+    "clean": "npm run reset",
+    "lint": "eslint src/",
+    "qa": "npm-run-all lint _build",
+    "reset": "npx rimraf dist embark-*.tgz package",
+    "solo": "embark-solo",
+    "test": "jest"
+  },
+  "eslintConfig": {
+    "extends": "../../../.eslintrc.json"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "@babel/runtime-corejs2": "7.6.2",
+    "async": "2.6.1",
+    "clone-deep": "4.0.0",
+    "embark-core": "^4.1.1",
+    "embark-i18n": "^4.1.1",
+    "embark-utils": "^4.1.1",
+    "fs-extra": "8.1.0",
+    "webpack": "4.41.0"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@babel/core": "7.6.2",
+    "babel-jest": "24.9.0",
+    "embark-solo": "^4.1.1",
+    "embark-testing": "^4.1.1",
+    "eslint": "5.7.0",
+    "jest": "24.9.0",
+    "npm-run-all": "4.1.5",
+    "rimraf": "3.0.0"
+  },
+  "engines": {
+    "node": ">=8.12.0 <12.0.0",
+    "npm": ">=6.4.1",
+    "yarn": ">=1.12.3"
+  },
+  "jest": {
+    "collectCoverage": true,
+    "testEnvironment": "node",
+    "testMatch": [
+      "**/test/**/*.js"
+    ],
+    "transform": {
+      "\\.js$": [
+        "babel-jest",
+        {
+          "rootMode": "upward"
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/embark/src/lib/modules/basic-pipeline/babel-loader-overrides.js b/packages/plugins/basic-pipeline/src/babel-loader-overrides.js
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/embark/src/lib/modules/basic-pipeline/babel-loader-overrides.js
rename to packages/plugins/basic-pipeline/src/babel-loader-overrides.js
diff --git a/packages/embark/src/lib/modules/basic-pipeline/index.js b/packages/plugins/basic-pipeline/src/index.js
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/embark/src/lib/modules/basic-pipeline/index.js
rename to packages/plugins/basic-pipeline/src/index.js
diff --git a/packages/embark/src/lib/modules/basic-pipeline/webpack.config.js b/packages/plugins/basic-pipeline/src/webpack.config.js
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/embark/src/lib/modules/basic-pipeline/webpack.config.js
rename to packages/plugins/basic-pipeline/src/webpack.config.js
diff --git a/packages/embark/src/lib/modules/basic-pipeline/webpackConfigReader.js b/packages/plugins/basic-pipeline/src/webpackConfigReader.js
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/embark/src/lib/modules/basic-pipeline/webpackConfigReader.js
rename to packages/plugins/basic-pipeline/src/webpackConfigReader.js
diff --git a/packages/embark/src/lib/modules/basic-pipeline/webpackProcess.js b/packages/plugins/basic-pipeline/src/webpackProcess.js
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/embark/src/lib/modules/basic-pipeline/webpackProcess.js
rename to packages/plugins/basic-pipeline/src/webpackProcess.js