Mallow Network notes Field notes on design and self-hosting from Mallow Network. https://mallownetwork.com/notes/ 2026-10-03T12:00:00Z Mallow Network A kitchen dashboard and a Home Assistant theme https://mallownetwork.com/notes/a-kitchen-dashboard/ 2026-10-03T12:00:00Z 2026-10-03T12:00:00Z An old tablet on the kitchen wall, a three-column sections dashboard, and a Mallow theme so it looks like the rest of the network. Leak sensors and an automatic water shut-off https://mallownetwork.com/notes/leak-sensors-and-a-water-shut-off/ 2026-09-24T12:00:00Z 2026-09-24T12:00:00Z Five moisture sensors, a motorised valve on the main, and the small automations that make sure both still work when they're needed. A laundry notifier from a smart plug https://mallownetwork.com/notes/a-laundry-notifier-from-a-smart-plug/ 2026-09-15T12:00:00Z 2026-09-15T12:00:00Z Watching the washer's power draw to send a 'laundry's done' message, and why the dryer needed a different approach. Porch lights that follow the sun https://mallownetwork.com/notes/porch-lights-that-follow-the-sun/ 2026-09-06T12:00:00Z 2026-09-06T12:00:00Z Using the sun's elevation instead of a fixed time, a dim evening glow, and a motion boost that knows when to give up. A mark for the network https://mallownetwork.com/notes/a-mark-for-the-network/ 2026-08-29T12:00:00Z 2026-08-29T12:00:00Z The mountain, the signal, the bracketed wordmark and the small palette that ties the public site and the private tools together. Theming linkding to match the network https://mallownetwork.com/notes/theming-linkding/ 2026-08-28T12:00:00Z 2026-08-28T12:00:00Z How a few dozen CSS custom properties turn a self-hosted bookmark manager into something that feels like part of the same place. A website with no build step https://mallownetwork.com/notes/a-website-with-no-build-step/ 2026-08-28T12:00:00Z 2026-08-28T12:00:00Z Why this site is hand-written HTML and CSS on Cloudflare Pages, what the security headers do, and how the asset caching works.