Do not require the local server param to open a .gns3 file. Fixes https://github.com/GNS3/gns3-gui/issues/2421 Ref #1460

gns3server/api/routes/controller/projects.py

@@ -204,12 +204,7 @@ async def load_project(path: str = Body(..., embed=True)) -> schemas.Project:
 
     controller = Controller.instance()
     dot_gns3_file = path
-    if Config.instance().settings.Server.local is False:
-        log.error(f"Cannot load '{dot_gns3_file}' because the server has not been started with the '--local' parameter")
-        raise ControllerForbiddenError("Cannot load project when server is not local")
-    project = await controller.load_project(
-        dot_gns3_file,
-    )
+    project = await controller.load_project(dot_gns3_file)
     return project.asdict()
 
 

gns3server/controller/__init__.py

@@ -519,6 +519,9 @@ class Controller:
         :param load: Load the topology
         """
 
+        if not os.path.exists(path):
+            raise ControllerError(f"'{path}' does not exist on the controller")
+
         topo_data = load_topology(path)
         topo_data.pop("topology")
         topo_data.pop("version")
@@ -529,7 +532,10 @@ class Controller:
             project = self._projects[topo_data["project_id"]]
         else:
             project = await self.add_project(
-                path=os.path.dirname(path), status="closed", filename=os.path.basename(path), **topo_data
+                path=os.path.dirname(path),
+                status="closed",
+                filename=os.path.basename(path),
+                **topo_data
             )
         if load or project.auto_open:
             await project.open()

gns3server/schemas/controller/templates/qemu_templates.py

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class QemuTemplate(TemplateBase):
     default_name_format: Optional[str] = "{name}-{0}"
     symbol: Optional[str] = ":/symbols/qemu_guest.svg"
     qemu_path: Optional[str] = Field("", description="Qemu executable path")
-    platform: Optional[QemuPlatform] = Field("i386", description="Platform to emulate")
+    platform: Optional[QemuPlatform] = Field("x86_64", description="Platform to emulate")
     linked_clone: Optional[bool] = Field(True, description="Whether the VM is a linked clone or not")
     ram: Optional[int] = Field(256, description="Amount of RAM in MB")
     cpus: Optional[int] = Field(1, ge=1, le=255, description="Number of vCPUs")