diff --git a/src/app/components/project-map/new-template-dialog/new-template-dialog.component.html b/src/app/components/project-map/new-template-dialog/new-template-dialog.component.html
index 5daecbb6..b27f657d 100644
--- a/src/app/components/project-map/new-template-dialog/new-template-dialog.component.html
+++ b/src/app/components/project-map/new-template-dialog/new-template-dialog.component.html
@@ -113,17 +113,17 @@
     <mat-step *ngIf="applianceToInstall">
         <ng-template matStepLabel>{{secondActionTitle}}</ng-template>
 
-        <mat-card [hidden]="applianceToInstall">
-            Please select appliance to install first
+        <mat-card [hidden]="!(!isLinuxPlatform && !isGns3VmAvailable && !applianceToInstall.dynamips)">
+            Please configure GNS3 VM to install selected appliance
         </mat-card>
 
-        <mat-card [hidden]="!applianceToInstall">
+        <mat-card [hidden]="!(isLinuxPlatform || isGns3VmAvailable || applianceToInstall.dynamips)">
             <div *ngIf="applianceToInstall.qemu">
                 <div>
                     Server type<br/>
                     <mat-radio-group class="radio-group">
-                        <mat-radio-button [disabled]="true" class="radio-button" value="1" (click)="setServerType('local')">Install the appliance locally</mat-radio-button>
-                        <mat-radio-button class="radio-button" value="2" checked (click)="setServerType('gns3 vm')">Install the appliance on the GNS3 VM</mat-radio-button>
+                        <mat-radio-button [disabled]="!isLinuxPlatform" [checked]="!isGns3VmChosen" class="radio-button" value="1" (click)="setServerType('local')">Install the appliance locally</mat-radio-button>
+                        <mat-radio-button [disabled]="!isGns3VmAvailable" [checked]="isGns3VmChosen" class="radio-button" value="2" (click)="setServerType('gns3 vm')">Install the appliance on the GNS3 VM</mat-radio-button>
                     </mat-radio-group>
                 </div>
                 <div>
@@ -170,8 +170,8 @@
                 <div>
                     Server type<br/>
                     <mat-radio-group class="radio-group">
-                        <mat-radio-button [disabled]="true" class="radio-button" value="1" (click)="setServerType('local')">Install the appliance locally</mat-radio-button>
-                        <mat-radio-button class="radio-button" value="2" checked (click)="setServerType('gns3 vm')">Install the appliance on the GNS3 VM</mat-radio-button>
+                        <mat-radio-button [disabled]="!isLinuxPlatform" [checked]="!isGns3VmChosen" class="radio-button" value="1" (click)="setServerType('local')">Install the appliance locally</mat-radio-button>
+                        <mat-radio-button [disabled]="!isGns3VmAvailable" [checked]="isGns3VmChosen" class="radio-button" value="2" (click)="setServerType('gns3 vm')">Install the appliance on the GNS3 VM</mat-radio-button>
                     </mat-radio-group>
                 </div>
                 <button mat-raised-button color="primary" (click)="createDockerTemplate()" class="create-button">Create docker template</button>
@@ -181,8 +181,8 @@
                 <div>
                     Server type<br/>
                     <mat-radio-group class="radio-group">
-                        <mat-radio-button class="radio-button" value="1" (click)="setServerType('local')">Install the appliance locally</mat-radio-button>
-                        <mat-radio-button class="radio-button" value="2" checked (click)="setServerType('gns3 vm')">Install the appliance on the GNS3 VM</mat-radio-button>
+                        <mat-radio-button [checked]="!isGns3VmChosen" class="radio-button" value="1" (click)="setServerType('local')">Install the appliance locally</mat-radio-button>
+                        <mat-radio-button [disabled]="!isGns3VmAvailable" [checked]="isGns3VmChosen" class="radio-button" value="2" (click)="setServerType('gns3 vm')">Install the appliance on the GNS3 VM</mat-radio-button>
                     </mat-radio-group>
                 </div>
                 <div>
@@ -214,8 +214,8 @@
                 <div>
                     Server type<br/>
                     <mat-radio-group class="radio-group">
-                        <mat-radio-button [disabled]="true" class="radio-button" value="1" (click)="setServerType('local')">Install the appliance locally</mat-radio-button>
-                        <mat-radio-button class="radio-button" value="2" checked (click)="setServerType('gns3 vm')">Install the appliance on the GNS3 VM</mat-radio-button>
+                        <mat-radio-button [disabled]="!isLinuxPlatform" [checked]="!isGns3VmChosen" class="radio-button" value="1" (click)="setServerType('local')">Install the appliance locally</mat-radio-button>
+                        <mat-radio-button [disabled]="!isGns3VmAvailable" [checked]="isGns3VmChosen" class="radio-button" value="2" (click)="setServerType('gns3 vm')">Install the appliance on the GNS3 VM</mat-radio-button>
                     </mat-radio-group>
                 </div>
                 <div>
diff --git a/src/app/components/project-map/new-template-dialog/new-template-dialog.component.ts b/src/app/components/project-map/new-template-dialog/new-template-dialog.component.ts
index 4b324f0e..f9438894 100644
--- a/src/app/components/project-map/new-template-dialog/new-template-dialog.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/components/project-map/new-template-dialog/new-template-dialog.component.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import { IouService } from '../../../services/iou.service';
 import { IouTemplate } from '../../../models/templates/iou-template';
 import { TemplateService } from '../../../services/template.service';
 import { Template } from '../../../models/template';
+import { ComputeService } from '../../../services/compute.service';
 
 @Component({
     selector: 'app-new-template-dialog',
@@ -56,7 +57,10 @@ export class NewTemplateDialogComponent implements OnInit {
     public applianceToInstall: Appliance;
     public selectedImages: any[];
 
-    private isGns3VmChosen = true;
+    public isGns3VmAvailable = false;
+    public isLinuxPlatform = false;
+
+    private isGns3VmChosen = false;
     private isLocalComputerChosen = false;
 
     public qemuBinaries: QemuBinary[] = [];
@@ -85,10 +89,21 @@ export class NewTemplateDialogComponent implements OnInit {
         private iosService: IosService,
         private iouService: IouService,
         private templateService: TemplateService,
-        public dialog: MatDialog
+        public dialog: MatDialog,
+        private computeService: ComputeService
     ) {}
 
     ngOnInit() {
+        this.computeService.getComputes(this.server).subscribe((computes) => {
+            computes.forEach(compute => {
+                if (compute.compute_id === 'vm') {
+                    this.isGns3VmAvailable = true;
+                    this.isGns3VmChosen = true;
+                }
+                if (compute.capabilities.platform === 'linux') this.isLinuxPlatform = true;
+            })
+        });
+
         this.qemuService.getImages(this.server).subscribe((qemuImages) => {
             this.qemuImages = qemuImages;
         });