diff --git a/.appveyor.yml b/.appveyor.yml
index 4cd6d53..875c4be 100644
--- a/.appveyor.yml
+++ b/.appveyor.yml
@@ -12,12 +12,17 @@ image:
   - Visual Studio 2017
 
 environment:
-  nodejs_version: "4"
   matrix:
-    - PLATFORM: windows-10-store
+    - nodejs_version: "12"
+    - nodejs_version: "14"
+    - nodejs_version: "16"
+
+platform:
+  - x86
+  - x64
 
 install:
-  - npm cache clean -f
+  - ps: Install-Product node $env:nodejs_version
   - node --version
   - npm install -g cordova-paramedic@https://github.com/apache/cordova-paramedic.git
   - npm install -g cordova
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index be0b43f..7eeabe9 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,71 +1,110 @@
+# This Travis configuration file is built after a Cordova Paramedic
+# specific template with minimal modifications and adaptations:
+# https://github.com/apache/cordova-paramedic/blob/master/.travis.yml
+
 sudo: false
+
 addons:
   jwt:
+    # SAUCE_ACCESS_KEY
     secure: hXzjjCvaueH+0Mm66ym6nE3jncWjjGIXIqhrqQUpWI7WTzcEXPFzA2ljyMNcMbPCcXSpq7u3oEBgZl5VUd+PWfBWKCFbcTu0KP1KP7s2GeTp/xvWWoxxRYfU8FhUh5ei/opSBBDhT9zqt85efHt09aqAzos0THLpYPGxFPknzY0=
+
 env:
   global:
-  - SAUCE_USERNAME=snay
-  - TRAVIS_NODE_VERSION="4.2"
+    - SAUCE_USERNAME=snay
+    - TRAVIS_NODE_VERSION=16
+    - ANDROID_API_LEVEL=29
+    - ANDROID_BUILD_TOOLS_VERSION=29.0.3
+
+language: node_js
+node_js: 16
+
+# yaml anchor/alias: https://medium.com/@tommyvn/travis-yml-dry-with-anchors-8b6a3ac1b027
+
+_ios: &_ios
+  os: osx
+  osx_image: xcode11.6
+
+_android: &_android
+  language: android
+  os: linux
+  jdk: oraclejdk8
+  android:
+    components:
+      - tools
+      - build-tools-$ANDROID_BUILD_TOOLS_VERSION
+      - android-$ANDROID_API_LEVEL
+    licenses:
+      - "android-sdk-preview-license-.+"
+      - "android-sdk-license-.+"
+      - "google-gdk-license-.+"
+
 matrix:
   include:
-  - env: PLATFORM=ios-9.3
-    os: osx
-    osx_image: xcode7.3
-    language: node_js
-    node_js: '4.2'
-  - env: PLATFORM=ios-10.0
-    os: osx
-    osx_image: xcode7.3
-    language: node_js
-    node_js: '4.2'
-  - env: PLATFORM=android-4.4
-    os: linux
-    language: android
-    jdk: oraclejdk8
-    android:
-      components:
-      - tools
-      - build-tools-26.0.2
-  - env: PLATFORM=android-5.1
-    os: linux
-    language: android
-    jdk: oraclejdk8
-    android:
-      components:
-      - tools
-      - build-tools-26.0.2
-  - env: PLATFORM=android-6.0
-    os: linux
-    language: android
-    jdk: oraclejdk8
-    android:
-      components:
-      - tools
-      - build-tools-26.0.2
-  - env: PLATFORM=android-7.0
-    os: linux
-    language: android
-    jdk: oraclejdk8
-    android:
-      components:
-      - tools
-      - build-tools-26.0.2
+    # local tests, without saucelabs
+    - env: PLATFORM=local/ios-10.0
+      <<: *_ios
+
+    - env: PLATFORM=ios-12.2
+      <<: *_ios
+
+    - env: PLATFORM=android-5.1
+      <<: *_android
+    - env: PLATFORM=android-6.0
+      <<: *_android
+    - env: PLATFORM=android-7.0
+      <<: *_android
+    - env: PLATFORM=android-7.1
+      <<: *_android
+    - env: PLATFORM=android-8.0
+      <<: *_android
+    - env: PLATFORM=android-8.1
+      <<: *_android
+    - env: PLATFORM=android-9.0
+      <<: *_android
+    - env: PLATFORM=android-10.0
+      <<: *_android
+
 before_install:
-- rm -rf ~/.nvm && git clone https://github.com/creationix/nvm.git ~/.nvm && (cd ~/.nvm
-  && git checkout `git describe --abbrev=0 --tags`) && source ~/.nvm/nvm.sh && nvm
-  install $TRAVIS_NODE_VERSION
-- node --version
-- if [[ "$PLATFORM" =~ android ]]; then gradle --version; fi
-- if [[ "$PLATFORM" =~ ios ]]; then npm install -g ios-deploy; fi
-- if [[ "$PLATFORM" =~ android ]]; then echo y | android update sdk -u --filter android-22,android-23,android-24,android-25,android-26,android-27;
-  fi
-- git clone https://github.com/apache/cordova-paramedic /tmp/paramedic && pushd /tmp/paramedic
-  && npm install && popd
-- npm install -g cordova
+  # manually install Node for `language: android`
+  - if [[ "$PLATFORM" =~ android ]]; then nvm install $TRAVIS_NODE_VERSION; fi
+  - node --version
+  - if [[ "$PLATFORM" =~ android ]]; then gradle --version; fi
+  - if [[ "$PLATFORM" =~ ios ]]; then npm install -g ios-deploy; fi
+  - npm install -g cordova
+  # install paramedic if not running on paramedic repo
+  - if ! [[ "$TRAVIS_REPO_SLUG" =~ cordova-paramedic ]]; then npm install -g github:apache/cordova-paramedic; fi
+
 install:
-- npm install
+  - npm install
+
+before_script:
+  - |
+    if [[ "$TRAVIS_REPO_SLUG" =~ cordova-paramedic ]]; then 
+      # when used in the cordova-paramedic repo
+      TEST_COMMAND="npm run eslint"
+      PARAMEDIC_PLUGIN_TO_TEST="./spec/testable-plugin/"
+      PARAMEDIC_COMMAND="node main.js"
+    else 
+      # when used in any other (plugin) repo
+      TEST_COMMAND="npm test"
+      PARAMEDIC_PLUGIN_TO_TEST=$(pwd)
+      PARAMEDIC_COMMAND="cordova-paramedic"
+    fi
+  - PARAMEDIC_BUILDNAME=travis-$TRAVIS_REPO_SLUG-$TRAVIS_JOB_NUMBER
+  - |
+    echo "Variables now are set to:"
+    echo "TEST_COMMAND=$TEST_COMMAND"
+    echo "ADDITIONAL_TESTS=$ADDITIONAL_TESTS"
+    echo "PARAMEDIC_COMMAND=$PARAMEDIC_COMMAND"
+    echo "PLATFORM=$PLATFORM"
+    echo "PARAMEDIC_PLUGIN_TO_TEST=$PARAMEDIC_PLUGIN_TO_TEST"
+    echo "PARAMEDIC_BUILDNAME=$PARAMEDIC_BUILDNAME"
 script:
-- npm test
-- node /tmp/paramedic/main.js --config pr/$PLATFORM --plugin $(pwd) --shouldUseSauce
-  --fileTransferServer http://sheltered-retreat-43956.herokuapp.com
-  --buildName travis-plugin-file-transfer-$TRAVIS_JOB_NUMBER
+  - $TEST_COMMAND
+  - |
+    if [[ "$ADDITIONAL_TESTS_DIR" != "" ]]; then
+      cd $ADDITIONAL_TESTS_DIR && npm install && npm test;
+    else
+      $PARAMEDIC_COMMAND --config ./pr/$PLATFORM --plugin $PARAMEDIC_PLUGIN_TO_TEST --buildName $PARAMEDIC_BUILDNAME --fileTransferServer http://sheltered-retreat-43956.herokuapp.com;
+    fi