diff --git a/packages/@vue/cli-shared-utils/lib/env.js b/packages/@vue/cli-shared-utils/lib/env.js
index d45616dee3..3c9674ea34 100644
--- a/packages/@vue/cli-shared-utils/lib/env.js
+++ b/packages/@vue/cli-shared-utils/lib/env.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ const fs = require('fs')
 const path = require('path')
 const LRU = require('lru-cache')
 const semver = require('semver')
+const { Buffer } = require('buffer')
 
 let _hasYarn
 const _yarnProjects = new LRU({
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ const _gitProjects = new LRU({
   max: 10,
   maxAge: 1000
 })
+const DELIMITER = '\f'
 
 // env detection
 exports.hasYarn = () => {
@@ -216,3 +218,44 @@ exports.getInstalledBrowsers = () => {
 
   return browsers
 }
+
+exports.getIpcPath = (id) => {
+  id = '/tmp/app.' + id
+  if (exports.isWindows) {
+    id = id.replace(/^\//, '')
+    id = id.replace(/\//g, '-')
+    id = `\\\\.\\pipe\\${id}`
+  }
+  return id
+}
+
+exports.encodeIpcData = (type, data) => {
+  if (!data && data !== false && data !== 0) {
+    data = {}
+  }
+  if (data._maxListeners) {
+    data = {}
+  }
+  const message = JSON.stringify({ type, data })
+  return Buffer.from(message + DELIMITER)
+}
+
+exports.decodeIpcData = (data) => {
+  if (data.slice(-1) !== DELIMITER || data.indexOf(DELIMITER) === -1) {
+    return
+  }
+  const messages = []
+  const lines = data.split(DELIMITER)
+  lines.pop()
+  for (const line of lines) {
+    try {
+      messages.push(JSON.parse(line))
+    } catch (error) {
+      messages.push({
+        type: 'error',
+        data: `Error handling data: ${error}`
+      })
+    }
+  }
+  return messages
+}
diff --git a/packages/@vue/cli-shared-utils/lib/ipc.js b/packages/@vue/cli-shared-utils/lib/ipc.js
index 1f7f88d331..7a960e7546 100644
--- a/packages/@vue/cli-shared-utils/lib/ipc.js
+++ b/packages/@vue/cli-shared-utils/lib/ipc.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-const ipc = require('@achrinza/node-ipc')
+const { getIpcPath, encodeIpcData, decodeIpcData } = require('./env')
+const net = require('net')
 
 const DEFAULT_ID = process.env.VUE_CLI_IPC || 'vue-cli'
 const DEFAULT_IDLE_TIMEOUT = 3000
@@ -15,12 +16,14 @@ const PROJECT_ID = process.env.VUE_CLI_PROJECT_ID
 exports.IpcMessenger = class IpcMessenger {
   constructor (options = {}) {
     options = Object.assign({}, DEFAULT_OPTIONS, options)
-    ipc.config.id = this.id = options.networkId
-    ipc.config.retry = 1500
-    ipc.config.silent = true
+    this.id = options.networkId
+    this.retry = 1500
+    this.ipcTimer = null
+    this.socket = null
 
     this.connected = false
     this.connecting = false
+    this.explicitlyDisconnected = false
     this.disconnecting = false
     this.queue = null
     this.options = options
@@ -40,7 +43,7 @@ exports.IpcMessenger = class IpcMessenger {
   }
 
   checkConnection () {
-    if (!ipc.of[this.id]) {
+    if (!this.socket) {
       this.connected = false
     }
   }
@@ -55,7 +58,8 @@ exports.IpcMessenger = class IpcMessenger {
         }
       }
 
-      ipc.of[this.id].emit(type, data)
+      const message = encodeIpcData(type, data)
+      this.socket.write(message)
 
       clearTimeout(this.idleTimer)
       if (this.options.disconnectOnIdle) {
@@ -76,14 +80,7 @@ exports.IpcMessenger = class IpcMessenger {
     if (this.connected || this.connecting) return
     this.connecting = true
     this.disconnecting = false
-    ipc.connectTo(this.id, () => {
-      this.connected = true
-      this.connecting = false
-      this.queue && this.queue.forEach(data => this.send(data))
-      this.queue = null
-
-      ipc.of[this.id].on('message', this._onMessage)
-    })
+    this._connectTo()
   }
 
   disconnect () {
@@ -91,19 +88,13 @@ exports.IpcMessenger = class IpcMessenger {
     if (!this.connected || this.disconnecting) return
     this.disconnecting = true
     this.connecting = false
+    this.explicitlyDisconnected = true
 
-    const ipcTimer = setTimeout(() => {
+    this.ipcTimer = setTimeout(() => {
       this._disconnect()
     }, this.disconnectTimeout)
 
     this.send({ done: true }, 'ack')
-
-    ipc.of[this.id].on('ack', data => {
-      if (data.ok) {
-        clearTimeout(ipcTimer)
-        this._disconnect()
-      }
-    })
   }
 
   on (listener) {
@@ -118,25 +109,75 @@ exports.IpcMessenger = class IpcMessenger {
   _reset () {
     this.queue = []
     this.connected = false
+    this.socket = null
   }
 
   _disconnect () {
     this.connected = false
     this.disconnecting = false
-    ipc.disconnect(this.id)
+    if (this.socket) {
+      this.socket.destroy()
+    }
     this._reset()
   }
 
-  _onMessage (data) {
-    this.listeners.forEach(fn => {
-      if (this.options.namespaceOnProject && data._projectId) {
-        if (data._projectId === PROJECT_ID) {
-          data = data._data
-        } else {
-          return
+  _onMessage (message) {
+    let { type, data } = message
+    if (type === 'ack') {
+      if (data.ok) {
+        clearTimeout(this.ipcTimer)
+        this._disconnect()
+      }
+    } else if (type === 'message') {
+      this.listeners.forEach((fn) => {
+        if (this.options.namespaceOnProject && data._projectId) {
+          if (data._projectId === PROJECT_ID) {
+            data = data._data
+          } else {
+            return
+          }
         }
+        fn(data)
+      })
+    }
+  }
+
+  _connectTo () {
+    const ipcPath = getIpcPath(this.id)
+    const socket = net.createConnection({ path: ipcPath })
+    socket.setEncoding('utf-8')
+
+    socket.on('connect', () => {
+      this.connected = true
+      this.connecting = false
+      this.queue && this.queue.forEach(data => this.send(data))
+      this.queue = null
+    })
+
+    socket.on('data', (data) => {
+      const messages = decodeIpcData(data)
+      messages.forEach(message => {
+        this._onMessage(message)
+      })
+    })
+
+    socket.on('close', () => {
+      if (this.explicitlyDisconnected) {
+        this._disconnect()
+        return
       }
-      fn(data)
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        this._connectTo()
+      }, this.retry)
     })
+
+    socket.on('error', (err) => {
+      this._onMessage({
+        type: 'error',
+        data: err
+      })
+    })
+
+    this.socket = socket
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/@vue/cli-shared-utils/package.json b/packages/@vue/cli-shared-utils/package.json
index 02c56a9794..6020956602 100644
--- a/packages/@vue/cli-shared-utils/package.json
+++ b/packages/@vue/cli-shared-utils/package.json
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/vuejs/vue-cli/tree/dev/packages/@vue/cli-shared-utils#readme",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@achrinza/node-ipc": "9.2.3",
     "chalk": "^4.1.2",
     "execa": "^1.0.0",
     "joi": "^17.4.0",
diff --git a/packages/@vue/cli-ui/apollo-server/util/ipc.js b/packages/@vue/cli-ui/apollo-server/util/ipc.js
index b7eb294cfd..ce41ad2ad1 100644
--- a/packages/@vue/cli-ui/apollo-server/util/ipc.js
+++ b/packages/@vue/cli-ui/apollo-server/util/ipc.js
@@ -1,35 +1,74 @@
-const ipc = require('@achrinza/node-ipc')
+const net = require('net')
+const fs = require('fs')
+
 // Utils
 const { log, dumpObject } = require('../util/logger')
+const { getIpcPath, encodeIpcData, decodeIpcData } = require('@vue/cli-shared-utils')
 
-ipc.config.id = process.env.VUE_CLI_IPC || 'vue-cli'
-ipc.config.retry = 1500
-ipc.config.silent = true
+const id = process.env.VUE_CLI_IPC || 'vue-cli'
 
 const listeners = []
+let ipcSocket = null
+
+function start () {
+  const ipcPath = getIpcPath(id)
+
+  fs.unlink(ipcPath, () => {
+    const server = net.createServer((socket) => {
+      ipcSocket = socket
+      if (socket.setEncoding) {
+        socket.setEncoding('utf-8')
+      }
+
+      socket.on('data', (data) => {
+        const messages = decodeIpcData(data)
+        messages.forEach(message => {
+          _onMessage(message, socket)
+        })
+      })
+
+      socket.on('close', () => {
+        if (socket && socket.destroy) {
+          socket.destroy()
+        }
+        ipcSocket = null
+      })
+
+      socket.on('error', (error) => {
+        _onMessage({
+          type: 'error',
+          data: error
+        }, socket)
+      })
+    })
 
-ipc.serve(() => {
-  ipc.server.on('message', (data, socket) => {
+    server.listen({
+      path: ipcPath
+    })
+  })
+}
+
+function _onMessage (massage, socket) {
+  const { type, data } = massage
+  if (type === 'ack') {
+    log('IPC ack', dumpObject(data))
+    if (data.done) {
+      socket.write(encodeIpcData('ack', { ok: true }))
+    }
+  } else if (type === 'message') {
     log('IPC message', dumpObject(data))
     for (const listener of listeners) {
       listener({
         data,
         emit: data => {
-          ipc.server.emit(socket, 'message', data)
+          socket.write(encodeIpcData('message', data))
         }
       })
     }
-  })
-
-  ipc.server.on('ack', (data, socket) => {
-    log('IPC ack', dumpObject(data))
-    if (data.done) {
-      ipc.server.emit(socket, 'ack', { ok: true })
-    }
-  })
-})
+  }
+}
 
-ipc.server.start()
+start()
 
 function on (cb) {
   listeners.push(cb)
@@ -43,7 +82,10 @@ function off (cb) {
 
 function send (data) {
   log('IPC send', dumpObject(data))
-  ipc.server.broadcast('message', data)
+  const message = encodeIpcData('message', data)
+  if (ipcSocket) {
+    ipcSocket.write(message)
+  }
 }
 
 module.exports = {
diff --git a/packages/@vue/cli-ui/package.json b/packages/@vue/cli-ui/package.json
index 77218d96d2..f06825f57d 100644
--- a/packages/@vue/cli-ui/package.json
+++ b/packages/@vue/cli-ui/package.json
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
     "graphql-server.js"
   ],
   "dependencies": {
-    "@achrinza/node-ipc": "9.2.3",
     "@akryum/winattr": "^3.0.0",
     "@vue/cli-shared-utils": "^5.0.4",
     "apollo-server-express": "^2.21.0",